A young, Afghan boy waved 'goodbye' to his friends as the bus took him and his family away from his home in the rugged mountains. The rise of the Taliban meant 'home' was no longer safe and theirs would now be the story of refugees.
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The further east you travel along the Wakhan Corridor, the more and more it feels like the end of the earth. So much so that you get the sense that driving any further East and you'd drop off the end.
The Rubob/Rubab hails from central Afghanistan and derives its name from an Arabic word meaning 'played with a bow'. With slight variations from region to region, it is a 17 or 18 stringed mulberry wood instrument that shares similarities with the lute. It is a key part of many classical Persian compositions, and is even the national instrument of Afghanistan.
News agencies are reporting almost 300 dead in northern Afghanistan and Pakistan, with tremors felt in Tajikistan and India.
All of us at *Ismaili Friends* send our deepest condolences to the friends, families and communities who have lost those closest to them.
**Population**: 30 million
**Number of Ismailis**: Estimates range between 200 000 to 2 million
**Key Area**: Badakhshan, Baghlan Province
*Reuters* are reporting "chaotic scenes" as aid is delivered to the scene of last Friday's devastating landslide in Afghan Badakhshan. Armed militia are allegedly re-directing relief supplies to their own villages.
Please continue to pray for the 4000 survivors and displaced villagers.
On Friday a huge landslide devastated a village in the remote north-eastern corner of Afghanistan. The BBC are reporting over 2500 buried alive and more than 4000 displaced.
You can read and watch the latest from the BBC *here*