To travel across the mountains of Hindu Kush is an awe inspiring experience as these mountains were less known than the Himalayas even in the 1950s. Numerous difficulties coupled with troublesome path and steepy slopes, yet full of varied scenary often reminds one to experience the perpetual mystery of the Hindu Kush that stretches into the heart of Afghanistan. Unfortunately, the bulk of descriptive literature written on Afghanistan in the 19 century during the ...