Faces of Change
Faces of Change | Afghan Nomads - The Maldar
Season 1, Episode 1 • Documentary, U, 01-Jan-1974
At dawn a nomad caravan descends on Aq Kupruk from the foothills of the Hindu Kush. In their camp, and in commerce with the townspeople, the Maldar reveal the mixture of faith and distrust that has kept nomads and sedentary people separate and interdependent over the centuries.
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