Scenic aerial photograph of wouthwestern Afghanistan depicting a water well holes dotting the outline of a dry river bed in a desert region of southwestern Afghanistan.
Prominent squares mark the high walls of individual family settlements in the foothills of snowy mountains in eastern Afghanistan.
Image of a jagged snow-covered peak and surrounding clouds within the Hindu Kush region of northern Afghanistan. Our Russian made helicopter struggled to climb above the mountains, requiring the pilot to redirect all power only to the engines. There was no heat n this flight.