Pine forest in the Sulaiman mountains

Stills from a video of the Sulaiman mountains in northern Balochistan, Pakistan by Payam films on Youtube. The area hosts a diverse flora and fauna, such as pine nut trees, olive trees, markhors, rabbits, jackals, wolves, and more.

According to Pashtun folklore, Aais Abdur Rashid, the "founding father" of Pashtuns, is buried on top of Takht-e-Sulaiman (3,487 m). For this reason, the mountain is also known locally as "Da Kasi Dhar" (Mountains of Qais). Some people make animal sacrifice at the shrine, usually a sheep or a goat.

Nomads in southern Afghanistan

Photos of Pashtun nomads in southern Afghanistan, published by the European Commission Representation in Ereland on Flickr:

Mohammad Salim and his family in Uruzgan province. April 6, 1995.

A poor nomad family in Kandahar province. July, 1993. 

Pashtun nomads

A nomadic Pashtun woman (Kuchi) lifts a young child, Afghanistan, 1968. Photo by Thomas J. Abercrombie.

Pashtun nomads in Balochistan, Pakistan

Photos of Pashtun nomads in Balochistan, Pakistan by Tariq Sulemani on Flickr.

A farmer with a child working in his farm

A farmer with a child working in his farm in Aryub Zazi district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Photo by Muhammad Zaman/Afghan Media Resource Center.

The village of Markhanai

Photos from the village of Markhanai, located in the Tora Bora mountains of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. photographer: SSGT Jeremy T. Lock, USAF. (Source)

Houses located on a hilltop in the village of Markhanai. 

Girls carrying water pots on their heads.

Villagers sitting outside their homes in the village of Markhanai. 

An elderly man goes about his daily tasks. 

A high angle view looking down on the village of Markhanai.

Villagers sitting by a poppy field.

Photos of Pashtun nomads by Josephine Powell

Photos of Pashtun nomads, taken by Josephine Powell during her travels in Afghanistan in the 1950's. (Source)