The Pamirs form a complex mountain knot where the Hindu Kush, Karakoram, Alayskiy, Tian Shan, and Kunlun Shan converge. This "Roof of the World" results from the colliding Eurasian and Indian Ocean tectonic plates. The echelon grouping of...

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THE Aga Khan is interested in more than racehorses and an elegant life. As 49th Imam of the Ismaili Muslims and direct descendant of the prophet Muhammad, he tries to give spiritual guidance and practical help to the 12m-15m Ismaili Muslims who are...

MARIA RABAT, RESTAURANT REVIEWER The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 07-04-2003 At Pamir in Morristown By MARIA RABAT, RESTAURANT REVIEWER Date: 07-04-2003, Friday Section: GO! Edtion: All Editions.=.Late Edition. Early Edition Column: CASUAL DINING Afghanistan's recent history is characterized by war and...

Taliban militants killed two policemen and destroyed a remote government office in central Afghanistan, while five Dutch troops were wounded in a clash in the country's south, officials said Wednesday.Dozens of militants armed with heavy weapons attacked the Ajristan district center in Ghazni province late...

The driver of the 18-wheel tractor-trailer from China idling at the Kazakhstan-China border said apples were the cargo he brought to Almaty, Kazakhstan's booming commercial center.For Kazakhs, there's a tart irony in the shipment.Almaty's region is where the first apple trees were found and the...