In the arid mountains of Pamir, a group of Afghan kids from the Kuchi tribe risk their lives to uncover old Soviet mines and sell the explosive materials to young workers in a lapis lazuli mine. Meanwhile, another group of children maintains control over the caravans that smuggle the precious blue gemstones, all while longing for the day when American troops finally leave their land.
The Land of the Enlightened
In the heart of Afghanistan, a group of Kuchi tribe children risk their lives to collect valuable explosives from abandoned Soviet mines. They then trade these explosives with young laborers in a lapis lazuli mine, all while holding onto the hope that the day American forces leave their war-torn ...
