 Afghan Connection Slide Shows
Slide Shows
Show #1 depicts gems, both rough and cut, and jewelry.
Show #2 deals with gem mining, buying, and cutting.
Show #3 focuses on the country of Afghanistan.
Show #4 comes entirely from Expedition '98.
Show #5 shows an Afghan Connection Event at a jewelry store.
Show #6 ... from Expedition '99.
Show #7 ... from Expedition 2000.
Show #8 ... from Expedition 2001.
Show #9 ... from Expedition 2002.
Show #10... from Expedition 2003.
Show #11 ... from Expedition 2004.
Show #12 ... from Expedition 2005.
Show #13 ... from Expedition 2009.new
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Show #1
- 230 Carat Aquamarine

- Aquamarine "Sea Spray"
- 169 Carat Aquamarine

- Aquamarine Crystals
- 36 Carat Emerald Rough
- Emerald Crystals in Quartz
- Handfull of Emerald Rough
- Kunzite
- Kunzite Rough
- Lapis
- Lapis

- Lapis
- Morganite
- 32 and 17 Carat Rubies Cut by Bart Curren
- 50, 70, and 40 Carat Ruby Rough
- 174 Carat Ruby Rough
- Rubies
- Tourmaline
- Tourmaline Cut by Bart Curren

- Tourmaline Rough
- Tourmaline Necklace
- Spinel and Tourmaline Necklace

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Show #2
- Gary Mining Garnet

- Buying Lapis
- Trail to Lapis Mine
- Emerald Tunnel
- Emerald Mine and Miners
- The Emerald Mountain at Khenj

- Emerald Miners

- Emerald Crystals in Mine
- Gary At Emerald Mine
- Cutting a $165,000 Emerald
- Cutting a $165,000 Emerald
- Sorting Emerald Production
- Ruby Miners and Mine

- Ruby Mines
- Ruby Miner and Mine
- Ruby Mines
- Ruby Miners and Mine
- Ruby Miners With Ruby Rough
- Ruby Miners and Mine
- Ruby Miners and Mine
- Tea time at Jegdalek

- Ruby Miners
- Ruby Miners and Mine
- Ruby Miners and Mine
- Gary and Ruby Miners
- Buying Kunzite
- Spinel Mine, Dating From 100 B.C.
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Show #3
- Kabul

- Kabul - Old Fort
- Kabul Bazaar

- Fruits and Vegetables in Kabul

- Oxus River - Spinel Mining Area

- Emerald Valley - Village Khenj

- Emerald Valley - Village Dest-E-Rawat

- Evening Meal

- Trail to Lapis Mine
- Gary At Rest Stop

- Poisonous Fly Bite

- Poisonous Fly Bite

- Gary On Badakshan Trail
- Gary On Badakshan Trail

- Gary Walking Through Badakshan

- Gary With Minister of Mines and Industry
- Gary With Commander Ahmed Shah Massoud
- Gary With Ex-President Burhanuddin Rabbani

- Kirgzstan

- Kirgzstan

- Kirgzstan
- Kirgzstan
- Kirgzstan
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Show #4
- Gems from Pech Nuristan
- Nuristanis with Gems
- Ruby Specimen
- Tourmaline Rough
- Tourmaline Specimen
- White and Light Pink Tourmaline
- Rashid with old Afghan carpets for sale
- Close up of Rashid's carpets, showing pattern
- Abdul Majid with Tourmaline crystals from Papruk, Nuristan, Afghanistan
- Silver Jewelry
- Afghan Silver Bracelet for Sale
- Ruby Rough from Jegdalek
- The Castle at Chitral in the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan
- Mt. Trichmir from Chitral
- 16 Very Large, Green Tourmaline Crystals
- Very Large, Green Tourmaline Crystal
- Front of the Chitral Castle/Fort
- Map and Satellite Photo of Southern Nuristan
- Satellite Photo of Jegdalek
- Pear Shaped Lapis box 11mm X 10mm
- Lapis Boxes 9x6 and 11mm
- Lapis Box With Brass Legs 18X12mm
- Lapis Boxes 21x15mm & 9x6mm
- Lapis Box 10mm Round
- Large Lapis Vase
- 12" Lapis Vase
- Tourmaline Rough
- Spodumene Crystal
- Emerald Rough
- Ruby Rough
- Mehebullah with Emerald Rough For Sale
- Eight Man Meeting
- Special Lapis Crystal Specimen - View 1
- Special Lapis Crystal Specimen - View 2
- Special Lapis Crystal Specimen - View 3
- 40 Carat Ruby Crystal In Marble Host Rock
- 132 LB (60 kg) Lapis Lazuli Rough for Carving
- 176 LB (80 kg) Lapis Lazuli Rough for Carving
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Show #5
- Tri-Cushion Tourmaline
- Afghan Bracelets
- Afghan Necklaces
- Pink Tourmaline Necklace
- Multi-Color Tourmaline Necklace
- Kunzite and Diamond Pendant
- Kunzite and Diamond Pendant
- Beverly Bevington
- Ruby Pendant
"Symphony-In-Red"
- The Gem Hunter, Gary Bowersox
- Lapis Display
- Lapis Elephant, Beads, and Bracelet
- $6.90/carat Specials
- Crystals
- Lapis Kuchi Neckpiece
- Blue Topaz Specials
- Amethysts
- Bolivian Amethyst
- Ametrine
- Morganite Carving
- Emerald Cabochon
- Afghanistan Morganite
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Show #6
- 1999 Expedition Team
- Expedition Lunch
- Massoud and Gary
- Massoud and Derrold
- Saleh Registani
- Amrullah
- Helicopter
- Helicopter Loading
- Derrold and Gail in Helicopter
- Beverly, Rashiddien and Gail on Helicopter
- Amu Darya River
- Afghan Mountains
- Panjshir Valley
- Near Bazarak
- Gail and Sheep
- Gary and Beverly
- Rokha Village Men
- Exploring Rokha Valley
- 101 Year-old Man
- Picnic
- Gary and Rashiddien
- Khenj Dinner
- Climb to Emerald Mines
- Khenj Miners
- Mulberries
- Khenj Emerald Mines
- Refugee Women and Children
- Refugee Woman and Child
- Jegdalek Commander
- Jamal Khan and Gary
- Jegdalek Rubies
- Tomb in Samarkand,Uzbekistan
- Tamerlane's Tomb
- Grandson of Tamerlane
- Old Soviet Veteran
- Mr. Ruziyev and Gary
- Lapis Specimen
- Old Box
- Letter Carrier and Writing Set
- Ruby Specimen
- Black Garnet
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Show #7
- Gems from Pech Nuristan
- Nuristanis with Gems
- Ruby Specimen
- Tourmaline Rough
- Tourmaline Specimen
- White and Light Pink Tourmaline
- Rashid with old Afghan carpets for sale
- Close up of Rashid's carpets, showing pattern
- Abdul Majid with Tourmaline crystals from Papruk, Nuristan, Afghanistan
- Silver Jewelry
- Afghan Silver Bracelet for Sale
- Ruby Rough from Jegdalek
- The Castle at Chitral in the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan
- Mt. Trichmir from Chitral
- 16 Very Large, Green Tourmaline Crystals
- Very Large, Green Tourmaline Crystal
- Front of the Chitral Castle/Fort
- Map and Satellite Photo of Southern Nuristan
- Satellite Photo of Jegdalek
- Pear Shaped Lapis box 11mm X 10mm
- Lapis Boxes 9x6 and 11mm
- Lapis Box With Brass Legs 18X12mm
- Lapis Boxes 21x15mm & 9x6mm
- Lapis Box 10mm Round
- Large Lapis Vase
- 12" Lapis Vase
- Tourmaline Rough
- Spodumene Crystal
- Emerald Rough
- Ruby Rough
- Mehebullah with Emerald Rough For Sale
- Eight Man Meeting
- Special Lapis Crystal Specimen - View 1
- Special Lapis Crystal Specimen - View 2
- Special Lapis Crystal Specimen - View 3
- 40 Carat Ruby Crystal In Marble Host Rock
- 132 LB (60 kg) Lapis Lazuli Rough for Carving
- 176 LB (80 kg) Lapis Lazuli Rough for Carving
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Show #8
- MAP

- Lunch with Faruk

- Tajik/Afghan Border

- Roadblocks

- Carburetor Repair

- Trail to Kuh-I-Lal

- Dr. Faruk

- Spinel Mine

- Tajik Home

- Foxtail

- Alexander's Army

- Alexander the Great

- Film Director

- Cameraman

- Army on the March

- Sound Man
- Marco Polo
- Nicolo
- Marco Polo and Uncles
- Film Replay
- Action!
- Khudai Nazar Akbari
- Young Kalash Girls
- Kalash women
- Kalash dancers
- Kalash girls
- Kalash Dancing
- Kalash Dancers
- Graveyard
- Bones
- Afghan Rush Hour
- Eskazer
- Mine Trail
- Lapis Miners
- Lapis Mine
- Inside Lapis Mine
- Vein of Lapis
- Lapis in Calcite
- Gee Soup
- Silk Route
- Anjuman Village
- Anjuman Children
- Balloons for All
- Film Producer
- Anjuman Pass
- Caving in for the Night
- Feast
- Emerald Climb
- Emerald Vein
- Khenj Emerald Mines
- Jon Mohammad
- Dinner with Jon Mohammad
- Helicopter
- Khawja Bahauddin Village
- Embattled
- Badakhshan
- Paul Reddish
- Broken Bridge
- Jeep
- Wheat
- Jangi
- Ismail Khan
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Show #9
- Bridge to main street Chitral
- Chitral Castle
- Chitral Mosque
- Main street Chitral
- Mir Jam's jewelry and gift shop
- Chitral Mountain Inn
- Nancy DuPree
- Border
- Passport
- Entrance to Jalalabad
- Jalalabad Bazaar
- Money Changers
- Bathing in Kabul River
- Road from Jalalabad to Kabul
- Tire Repair Shop
- Foreign Minister, Dr. Abdullah and Gary
- Gift for Dr. Abdullah
- Engineer Mohammad Es'Haq
- Jan Mohammad
- Jan Mohammad
- Kabul Housing
- American Touch
- Commerce on the Move
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Show #10
- Samin Khan
- Kabul hillside homes
- Children
- Old building
- Khyber Pass gate
- Khyber Pass outpost
- Refugees
- Afghan Border
- Kunzite
- Kunzite miners
- Gary with guard
- SARS
- Gen. Qarhoon & Comd. Shar Mohammad
- Old Salt Market
- Old Salt Market (cont)
- Last Pass
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Show #11
- Expedition team in Peshawar
- Khudai, Expedition Guide, Cancels Trip
- Frontier Scouts Fort in Peshawar
- Gem Cutting in Peshawar
- Jewelry Bazaar
- Gold Jewelry
- The Tailor
- Osama bin Laden t-shirts
- Takht-I-Bhai, Ancient City near Peshawar, Pakistan
- Buddhist Statue
- Permission Granted
- Expedition Team-tribal area
- Gate to Tribal area
- Shagai Fort
- Torkham, Pakistan
- Torkham, Pakistan
- Slightly overloaded truck
- Satellite Phone
- Entrance to Afghanistan
- Kabul, Afghanistan has extensive construction
- Intercontinental Hotel
- Naween Guest House #1
- Naween Guest House #2
- Kabul
- Chicken Street
- Shopping
- Destruction from war
- Babur's Tomb
- Kabul City View
- Commander Massoud's banner
- Afghan War Carpets
- New Hotel in Kabul
- Famous Historic Pottery
- Panjsher Valley, Afghanistan
- Massoud's Shrine
- Commander Ahmed Shah Massoud
- Khenj village
- Tajuddin
- Tanks at rest
- Water Channel
- Signs of past war
- Meat Market
- Permission to visit emerald mines
- Emerald mines at Khenj
- Emerald miner finds emerald.
- Emerald miners
- Emerald Vein
- Searching for emeralds in vein
- Emerald in vein
- Emerald Mine
- Jeweler
- Fruits Store
- Melons
- A Shower
- Salang Pass, Afghanistan
- Salang Tunnel
- Tunnels Everywhere
- Tunnels Everywhere
- Ice Cream man
- Ice Cream man
- Kabob Preparation
- Kabobs
- Horse Cart
- Camel ride
- Sharing Pictures #1
- Sharing Pictures #2
- Permission to Travel
- Badakhshan Land Mine Field
- Barak, Badakhshan
- Poppy Production
- Poppy Harvest
- Poppy Sap
- Argu Village
- Poppy fields
- New Water Channels
- Water Channels
- Waiting for sheep to pass
- Letter for expedition group
- Kokcha River at Sar-e-Sang area
- Kokcha River
- Sar-e-Sang Chaikhana
- Lapis mine
- Lapis Mines with Gary, Daud Akbari and Alauddin in center
- A long steep climb
- Trail to the lapis mines
- Cooking facilities
- Tea in Lapis Mine
- Lapis Lazuli tunnels
- Generator at Sar-e-Sang Lapis mines
- Lapis Vein
- Gary, Daud, Derrold and Gail in Lapis Mine
- Gary, Barbara, Derrold and Gail in Lapis Mine
- Lapis veins in calcite
- Dangerous Work in Lapis Mines
- Lapis Miner's Home
- Lapis Crystal
- Afghanite Crystal
- Unknown mineral specimen
- Gary Makes Lapis Purchase
- Beautiful Valley NWFP
- Chitral Mosque
- A Royal Game
- Chitral Polo Team
- Col. Kush, Gary, Major Kush
- Kalash Head Dresses
- Old Jewelry and Beads
- Gary buying gem and mineral samples from miners
- Markhors (goats)
- Markhors
- Miragram Peak
- Mt. Miragram
- Bapu, Derrold, Col. Kush & Gary at Shandur Pass
- Shandur Polo field
- Col. Kush's ancient Mastuj Fort
- Scorpion loose in hotel room
- Road to Fossil Field
- Kyat Village near Fossil Field
- The Explorer's Club flag-Fossil Field
- Fossil field at base of Mt. Tirich Mir
- 11,400 foot Fossil Field
- Fossil
- Ancient Fossil
- Fossil and The Explorer's Club Flag
- Road to Ruby Mine
- Road to Ruby Mines
- corn-on-the-cob
- Time to Rest
- Ruby Mine Survey
- Expedition to Ruby Mines
- Lunch at Jegdalek
- Ruby Miner's Home
- Ruby Miners with Drill and Rifle
- Ruby Mines
- Ruby mining pits
- Ruby Miner
- Ruby Pits
- Ruby crystal
- Ruby Crystal Present for Gary
- Sgt. Wayat Khan Jegdalek
- High Mountain Country
- Buddha Ring
- Carved Buddha Ring
- Evil Eye Pendant
- Old Afghan Necklace (Green)
- Old Afghan Necklace (yellow)
- Glass Flower Bead Necklace
- Carnelian Bead Necklace
- Ismaili Necklace
- Old Large Colored Bead Necklace
- Brass Carved Pendant
- Ancient metal button pendant
- Carved Indian pendant
- Tajikistan Ruby (2.50)
- Four Carat Tajikistan Ruby
- Luzurite Crystal
- 12ct. Natural 12ct Tajikistan Ruby Crystal
- Tourmaline Crystal
- Bone Box
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Show #12
- Explorer's Club Flag Award
- Map of Afghanistan and Pakistan Expedition
- Map of Tajikistan portion of the 2005 Expedition
- Tribal Area and Khyber Pass Permission
- Armed Guards
- Car Break Down in Tribal Area
- Old British Fort in Tribal Area
- Buddhist Stupa
- Torkham, Pakistan
- Pakistan Border Control
- Vehicle Accident
- Sorobi Police Post
- Lake at Sorobi
- Road Construction
- General Bismullah
- Ilhom Narzier
- Tajikistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Ministry of Information
- Ministry of Mines and Industry
- Chief Geologist of Tajikistan
- Dushanbe Geology Museum
- Ruby in matrix
- Spinel in matrix
- Turquoise
- Lapis
- Jewelry Store in Khorog
- New Media Center in Khorog
- Central Market in Khorog
- Kuh-i-Lal Mine
- Kuh-i-Lal Miners
- Briefing of Kuh-i-Lal Mine Operations
- Kuh-i-Lal Rail System
- Russian Built Tunnel at Kuh-i-Lal
- Gary and Ali Search in Kuh-i-Lal Mine
- Archeology Map of Old Kuh-i-Lal Tunnels
- First tunnel
- Second tunnel
- Spinel Crystals by Gary
- Spinel Crystals by Ali
- Miner's Rock and Mineral Collection
- It's a Small World
- Lapis Mine Trip Canceled
- Salt Lake
- Western Area of Western Tajikistan
- Different Races of People
- Different Home Construction
- Cute Kids
- My First Yak
- Fish
- Fish Dinner
- Murgab Central Market
- Road to the Ruby Mines
- Ruby Mining Camp
- Breakfast at the Ruby Mines
- Ruby Mine
- Mine Chief with ruby
- Geologist with Amazonite
- Other gems in the area
- Marmot and other animals
- Mine Camp Kitchen
- Miner's enjoy Marco Polo stew
- Kids and balloons
- Security Checks
- Return to Khorog and Dushanbe
- Gas Station
- The Past Returns
- Gandamak Hotel
- Ex-Deputy Minister of Mines
- President Chamber of Commerce
- Minister of Mines and Industry
- Ministry of Mines and Industry Meeting
- Money Changers
- Military around town and on Chicken street
- Emeralds for sale on Chicken street
- Tajikistan Rubies for Sale on Chicken Street
- Trip to the ruby mines at Jegdalek
- Land Mines
- Gary at the Ruby Mines
- Richard Scarth at Ruby Mines
- Diner with the Boys
- Lunch in Peshawar with Herb
- Kyanite
- Gary's Desk
- Farewell Lunch
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Show #13
- Wedding Party in Jegdalek, Afghanistan
- Ruby Mining Pits at Jegdalek
- Ruby Rough Being Shown by Miner
- View Over Kabul, Afghanistan
- Houses Over Looking Kabul, Afghanistan
- Afganistan Panjshir Mine Map
- Map of Afghan Gem Mines
- Tanks Wasting Away Outside of Kabul
- Gary Mateen and Jim Bryant Eating Lunch
- Meeting at Panjshir Governor's Headquarters
- Emerald Specimen from Khenj Mine
- Dinner at the Habibi Home in Khenj
- Low Grade Emerald Rough Found at Khenj Mine
- Path to the Emerald Mines at Khenj
- Photo of Emerald Mine at Khenj
- Emerald Miners Inspecting their Emeralds
- Khenj Emerald Miner
- Lunch on the Emerald Mountain with Pepsi
- Emerald Mine and Miner at Khenj
- Drilling to Prepare for Blasting at Emerald Mine
- Bucket of Blasting Powder
- Inserting Powder into Drill Hole for Blasting
- Fuse and Blasting Cap Being Inserted into Hole
- Blast at Emerald Mine in Panjshir Valley
- Dinner at Haji Abdul Rahim's Home in Panjshir
- Village of Khenj in Panjshir Valley
- Kids Playing on Tank
- Tank in Panjshir Valley
- Men on Old Tank in Panjshir Valley
- Commander Massoud's Tomb
- Gary with Dr. Abdullah
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