A Journey through Afghanistan

Foreword by Willard Wood

Chapter One: Portals to a Land
Islam Qala
Dasht, Bagh, Bazaar
Days and Nights in a Fasting Season
Celebrating the Feast

Chapter Two: Waiting for Transfer
Afghan Truck
Light
Samovar Talk
The Div's Castle
At the Bell
On the Steppe

Chapter Three: On Pilgrimage
Mazar-i-Sharif
Graves of Giants
The Cave of Sleepers

Chapter Four: Heart of an Oasis
The Old City
A Grand Gesture
A Keepsake
Holiday Bath
Abraham's Sacrifice

Chapter Five: On Horseback
Ganj Bazaar
Kabud, Ablaq
Riding Out

Chapter Six: The Journey
Eastward
On the Road
The Storm
Prophetic Talk
Under the Earth

Chapter Seven: In the Valley
A Very Small World
By the Riverside
Life of the Tribes
A Strange Ritual
The Shah of Mashhad

Chapter Eight: Leaving Afghanistan
A Handful of Dust
Madmen
Echoes & Apologies

Glossary