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Ishkashim » Cow dung

Ishkashim (Ishkashem, Eshkashem, Ishkoshim) is a town in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan,the capital of Ishkashim District. It lies on the Panj River, at a point where its direction turns sharply north. Ishkashim lies opposite a town of the same name in Tajikistan.
People use Cow dung for cooking fire or heater

There were many people on the roof
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Preparation for dry cow dung
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Block caw dung lining on the roof by women and chilren
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Handling powdered cow dung
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Muddy cow dung had been shoveled up
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kneaded cow dung on the roof
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Finaly cow dung ball had been shaped and dryied
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Thank you!
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Afganistan

Bamiyan 1
Bamiyan 2
Chowr-di Ghorband
Ishkashim
.From the Border
.Cow dung
.Home
.Trekking
.Village
.Hospital
.Town
Kabul & Jalalabad
Kunduz, Pol-e-Khomri