A classic 1989 segment of National Geographic Explorer in which G. Whitney Azoy, a Pulitzer Prize nominated scholar, author and expert on the culture and politics of Afghanistan, treks deep into Afghanistan in search of a lapis mine.
The caravan goes on foot -- step by brutal step -- from Pakistan through what is now a no-man's land of Nuristan and into the Hindu Kush. Magnificent camera work under overwhelmingly difficult conditions.