A Kuchi shepherd near Herat in Afghanistan returns a lost lamb back to its flock, Afghanistan, Asia

A Kuchi shepherd near Herat, Afghanistan, Asia

Kuchi nomads, Afghanistan, Asia

The leader of a band of Kuchi nomads, Hamid, entertains a wildlife survey team and discusses wildlife in the region with biology student Zalmai Moheb, in the range lands near the Turkmenistan border, Kushk-i Kuhna district, Herat Province, Afghanistan

A Kuchi man fingers prayer beads in a nomad camp near the Turkmenistan border in, Kushk-i Kuhna district, Herat Province, Afghanistan

Members of a wildlife survey team, student Zalmai Moheb and team leader George Schaller, discuss wildlife with Kuchi nomads while policeman accompanying the team look on, in the range lands near the Turkmenistan border, Kushk-i Kuhna district, Herat Province, Afghanistan

Kuchi nomads and their camels at Tangi Abreshom (Silk Gorge), Kabul Province, Afghanistan