Word: nimruz
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fierce, splendid land between Iran and India has always tempted conquerors: Genghis Khan, Tamerlane and scores of others preceded last year's Soviet invaders into Afghanistan. But the tribesmen there have proved to be as resistant as their terrain-from the desert of Nimruz, where men were once condemned to death for stealing water, to the formidable barrier of the Hindu Kush, which forms the dividing line between Southern and Central Asia. Roland Michaud, a French photographer, and his wife Sabrina spent 14 years in Afghanistan (through 1979). In Afghanistan (Vendome; unpaginated; $45), they have memorably recorded the country...
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