Along the Panj

What to do with a rock slide

As we snaked our way along the Panj we could clearly see the Afghan villages on the other side of the river. It was amazing to see the small farm villages that clung to the mountain side where ever there was a spring or seep of water. To me they did not look uninviting and disorderly. Vegetable patches in neat rows and various crops surrounded by stone fences snaked their way along the contours of the mountain side. Hand harvested crops stood in small bundles here and there ready to be thrashed. We even saw thrashing being done by cattle or donkeys who were made to walk over crop that had been placed on the ground in small circles.