Kyrgyz of the Wakhan - Life in the Afghan Pamir Mountains - CDI Project

Kyrgyz living in the Pamirs of Afghanistan - In the Wakhan Corridor. CDI Projects bringing educational and health care development to the roof of the world. One of the most remotely inhabited place on earth with amazing, hospitable and extremely resilient people.

[@sherbaz_khan5227]

Hurtful to see our pamiri brother living their lives under hard condition. . Salam from Pakistani side of pamir. Reminded of the forgotten culture. God bless

[@DilAbadyi]

Are there many Afghan Kyrgyz in Pakistan?

[@user-nr3ti3ge1n]

I'm Kyrgyz, and I'm from Kyrgyzstan. As for me, my ancestry stayed in Kyrgyzstan under control of Russian Empire. That's why, now I live in Kyrgyzstan. I'm very surprized by this way of living. Probably it must be difficult to live in such conditions. Also, I would like to thank you for your great job there. Actually I've already seen some documental films on this, but I think I've got something new from your video. It was cognitive and interesting so much. Thank you one more time.

[@MatrixOfDynamism]

do people value Islamic faith in your part of the world?

[@user-nr3ti3ge1n]

MatrixOfDynamism Certainly, we do. Nowadays Islamic faith is the primary religion in our country. But there was a time when we believed in Heaven as mongolian do. Unfortunatelly Islamic faith in country has started being more likely as tool of dirty political games.

[@denistatanka]

I really love your country k Kirghizstan

[@Horaypa]

I am Turkish and understood most of the conversations in Kirgiz (Kyrgyz). I can definitely understand the subject. I always thought Gagavuz and Azerbaijan dialects are closest especially Gagavuz Turkish is the closest. I was surprised at how much I understood. I think it is closer to Tatar Turkish

[@SP-sv8ku]

This language is not pure Kyrgyz that’s why. It’s a mix of Uzbek and Kyrgyz. They are Kyrgyz who migrated to the pamirs during time of kokand khanate when Uzbeks controlled Kyrgyzstan. Uzbek and Uyghur is easier for Turkish speakers to understand than Kyrgyz. If you listen to modern Kyrgyz music (which has more Russian and pure Kipchak words) it’s very difficult for Turkish speakers to understand.

[@jannijannijan454]

Кыргызы Памира в Авганистане говорят на южном диалекте кыргызского языка, никаких различий нет потому что всего 100лет назад остались там.

[@Kenan-Z]

I'm from Turkey and I can easily understand what these people say. They are our ethnic brethren. Once again, I saw what a large footprint we had left across Eurasia. Thank you for this video and for your kindness Jeff, you are a good man. What you did for these people means a lot amidst such poverty and hardship.

[@explorethelandscapes6707]

Hello...

[@explorethelandscapes6707]

I also can understand this language

[@solohabib7]

@Zardasht Spitama FYI; people in Turkey can relate linguistically and culturally with the people of Central Asia because that’s their origin. They migrated from Central Asia to Anatolia (Asia-Minor) some 1000 years ago. They share some vocabulary due to common cultural influences, but the languages are unrelated and very different. Interesting to know that the Modern Persian language’s origins is traced to Bactria. Bactria /ˈbæktriə/ (Bactrian: βαχλο, Bakhlo), or Bactriana, was an ancient region in Central Asia.

[@boreaborea5214]

@Zardasht Spitama don't think anyone would confuse jamaicans with whites well if they were conservative the left would call them white supremacist

[@teovu5557]

@@solohabib7 Turkish and Krgyz both speak Turkic languages...what do you mean there unrelated? lol Also Persian origin isnt in Bactria lol Bactrians speak a East Iranian language related to Scythian and modern Pashto. Persian is a different branch of the iranian language family.

[@user-yx5nx8py7m]

Рахмат Джефри Уоалкеске мен кичинемде ГБАО Мургаб, Каракол, Токтомуш, Шаймак деген жерлерге чейин барганмын. Алардын да жашоосу окшоп кетет авган кыргыздарынын жашоосуна. Макал "тот который хочет, делает больше чем тот который сможет" Джефри рахмат!

[@naidadad9311]

I am an Korean in mid-50s. I learnt English from young American volunteers from Peace Corp. They have changed my life! I've become an educated professional working internationally. Education works! Heart-warming...

[@omidhimmati]

As an Afghanistani, who was born in Kabul, Afghanistan and much familiar with its shitty and corrupt government, they won't do anything for these poor people. They're left alone. I'm actually glad our Kyrgyz brothers are aware of their situation and I really hope they can do something for them. Thank you Jeff Waalkes.

[@michelleooi8386]

Thank you so very much dear Jeff Waalkes for making this video and sharing with us ... I am so happy to be able to watch first hand on how these people live in such a remote place plus they are so humble and seem really happy with their environment which they adapt to it with no issues eventhough it is indeed very harsh. Amazing bunch of human beings. And I do pity the poor horse who slipped and hurt himself - he must have been put to death which is not shown or else how can one administer medical aid on the poor horse as he must have twisted or even suffered broken bones with the fall ... God Bless you for really going all out to reach these people, study their daily lives & culture and to share with all of us who do not have the means nor opportunity to visit much as we want to ... I've always been interested in 3rd World Countries and how the people live and its culture. I've had opportunities to travel to Pakistan, Tibet (5x) and Kathmandu (5x) + can say places like Laos, Ladakh surrounds & some parts of India but have never been more fascinated with ppl from Pakistan & Tibet who are lovely, simple people and so rich in their culture.

[@user-wo2sb5om3x]

Эгер мен бай милянер болгонумда баардыгын алып келип уйлорго жайгаштырып иш мн камсыз кылат елем ушуларды коруп журогум сыздады аябай😥😥

[@MalistaniOfficial]

Thank you very much for making this wonderful documentary about this wonderful people. I’m Hazara and I’m so please to see my fellow countryman and women. Afghanistan is a beautiful country with consists of different tribes but some ignorants cause chaos in the country and exclude others. I hope those ignorants will one day come to understanding and stop killing innocent people and let those who look or come from different tribes live free.

[@alaminajitalaminajit5535]

Brother thanks. I agree with your speech , but there life is very hard such as to earn or all are hard to Bearing for there life. )))))))) i am from Bangladesh 🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩

[@deenairani2816]

HI JEFF....I SALUTE U...BRAVE MAN...HUMLE HELPFUL..I M AN INDIAN FM BOMBAY..I LOVE AFGHANISTAN AND AFGHANS I DONT KNOW WHY..IN SHAA ALLAH ITS MY DREAM TO VISIT THERE

[@elliotjordy4309]

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[@caysoncooper8420]

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[@elliotjordy4309]

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[@nurlanyusifov5945]

I'm from Azerbaijan. We have the same ancestors with Kyrgyz people. All of us are Turkic nation. I 80% understand Kyrgyz language. Unfortunately Taliban invades Pamir corridor of Afghanistan. I hope that they will survive Taliban conquers.

[@DilAbadyi]

It's not all the fault of Taliban, it's caused by American invasion

[@pauljmeyer1]

This is a tough life, not to be romanticized. The above qualities are essential for the survival of a people in such circumstances. I admire their fortitude.

[@user-dq2fz3ld7k]

Шарманда кыргыз эмес американес адамдар жардам корсотуп барыптыр болгондо да кыргызча таза суйлойт экен!! Азаматсыздар алла раазы болсун ден соолукта болууздар

[@YahyaDanayiyen]

Jeff, Bu güzel yardımın için tüm kalbimle selamlıyorum seni. Harika bir proje, inanılmaz bir yolculuk, muhteşem insanlar. Bence dünyanın en zengin insanları Wakhan Kırgızları. Pamir dadağlarında 4000 metre yükseklerde yaşayan kırgız kardeşlerimizin konuştuğu dili rahatlıkla anlayabiliyorum. Türkçeye çok yakın , anlaşılır.

[@alienozdamar]

I am from Turkey. Beside Turkish, I understand Tatar. I can easily understand Kyrgyz conversations. If I stay there for one month, I can speak Kyrgyz.

[@user-kw7bw4lu8l]

Jeff ,Огромное спасибо вам и вашей команде！Вы очень хорошо говорите на кыргызском языке,Дай Аллах вам здоровья 🙏

[@kyrgyz4768]

Эгер сизди тушунсо орусча жазганысды

[@KK-yx5cu]

Ал байкуштар Кыргызча суйлоп жатат, сиз болбодунуз

[@MsSlava1953]

Poor people and poor animals, although children look amazing !Thank you Jeff Waalkes!

[@JeffWaalkes]

Thank you. They are beautiful in hard conditions.

[@kiwinzauck]

Thank you Jeff. I am amazed how well you speak Kyrgyz language. After living in NZ for 20 years for the first time I was feeling nostalgic. I knew about Afghan Kyrgyz, but did not realise they have maintained their language so well. I could understand them very well. I am sad - my children do not speak Kyrgyz - you have put me to shame.

[@lovemac509]

Chinara Sharshenova You should be inspired by Jeff and start teaching Kyrgyz language to your kids!!! The more languages they speak the happier and more intellectual they get. English is never enough, you've got to understand this darling

[@Kerimbeyman]

Ana tilimizi baldarimiza okut, bizim oglamiriz ve kizdarimiz unutpasin (I mixed Turkish with my limited Kyrgyz knowledge hehehe)

[@jawanmard640]

I am also from Afghanistan and I am really really thankful to your trip there , if you guys wouldn't go there , how could we know that there are some of people/tribes living in a very remote area for centuries very very far away from other citizens and civilization , I wish I could do something to help them at least to have their electricity and developing their life . I cried for our people who live there . Once again thanks for your time and help to those people in need.

[@JeffWaalkes]

Thank you for your kind words. I am honored to lead our organization's continued work to help these people develop in the areas of education and health care.

[@afghanbest6240]

this is my country Afghanistan I love my brothers and sisters from there I wish to donate all my life to them to improve their lives whish to live amongst them for the rest of my life

[@AbdulRehman-oq8yl]

Obaid Ullah Durani thank you sir indeed

[@mychutkii]

Afghan Best, love you all

[@ninabaun7028]

Afghan Best Why dont You Do it?

[@mysteriousjz]

And what's stopping you from helping your people ?

[@shawfariad1316]

Dear Afghan Best, you don't need to wish, you can fulfill your desire anytime you really do want to do something for your country....

[@jamaljabarkhil5677]

Love From Jalalabad City Afghanistan To my Brother and sisters In pamir, My Allah protect our families country community

[@deepikagautam3071]

Hello brother jst writing comments will not make Ur country better . You people think about seriously and take some tough decision to make Ur country and countryman well. Lot of love from India. Stay blessed.

[@alikakanay2073]

Автору большой поклон,знать кыргызский язык,такие нужные подарки большое спасибо!!!!!!!

[@azizahmedmahmudi5921]

Thank you so much Mr Jeff... 👍It is so hard to live on that conditions at this time... Shame on our government... I'm a Tajiks Afghanistani 😟

[@bekmashrapov1858]

Чон Рахмат Сизге! Иштеринизге ийгилик.

[@MJ-fs4by]

Those are some gorgeous little kids! I cannot believe how diverse our small country is, and I'm loving it! Thanks so much for this and can't wait to see more of you! xx

[@vuthao3676]

I found this film by chance while I am doing a research. What a gem!

[@abekgz5204]

Great Great Great Job Mr Jeff Waalkes!!! Thank you for such a kindness!!!! it's so kind of you and touching!!!! This Video actually made me cry because I'm almost from the same place like Afghan Pamir Mountains and I have experienced the same lifestyle there!!! I really really appreciate your JOb!!! Thank you for caring about my people's future! I think we, Kyrgyz people who lives in Kyrgyzstan must learn something from you including Kyrgyz language!!! Thank you for coming all the way from United States and warming our hearts!!!

[@JeffWaalkes]

You are very welcome. It has been my honor to live among the Kyrgyz for many years and, God willing, many more to come.

[@Ouzconqueror]

So i live in Turkey and understood % 95 of Turkish what they using.. you mean Turks shake and turn your own culture like our ancient Khagans always says it..TURN YOURSELF.. ? After long time of Russia and China assimilations..?

[@HasanSarfarazKhan]

Beautiful video, SubhanAllah. Thankyou Jeff for your hard work towards helping these people! May Allah Reward you.

[@JeffWaalkes]

Thank you - I appreciate your encouraging words.

[@natguevara2870]

The women's clothes are so beautiful. The whole landscape is magical

[@chapursoni]

the red scarf women are un married and the white ones are married

[@ulgenkoc2893]

Nat Guevara Their lifes are so difficult.I hope they will have a better life.

[@DELJ.OFFICIAL]

@@chapursoni how do you know it bro?

[@LARAXANH]

go theare!

[@pufdadie]

Resilient people? Hardiest people in the world, I hope they keep their life and traditions. Excellent production Jeff and well done for bringing their story to us all

[@mongolchiuud8931]

the Kyrgyz have there own country,doubt there culture or traditions are going anywhere soon.

[@user-ng6pr1jm3w]

Jeff, Рахмат сага бардык Кыргыздардан, биздин туугандарга жардам бергенине.

[@JeffWaalkes]

Эч нерсе эмес. Бул кереметтүү кыргыз элине кызмат кылуу мен үчүн сыймык болуп саналат.

[@user-hj7bl2xn2d]

+Jeff Waalkes Сиздей адамдарды кудай колдосун эки дуйно! Сизге терен урмат менен рахмат айтам ,бар болунуз уй булолук бакыт,чын ден-соолук ар дайым ушундай жакшылыктарды жасап журо бериниз сизди кудай колдойт,Кыргызстанга коноко келип турунуз .)))

[@mashayakchykyrgyz.1877]

@@JeffWaalkes Азаматсың! Чоң рахмат.

[@cemhasanoglu3420]

Greetings from Turkey ! I’ d ilke to felicitate you, you speak very good Kyrgyz language like a real Kyrgyz.. in the East of Turkey , there is a village called Ulupamir which was built by kyrgyz immigrants from Pamir mountains/ Afghanistan . Maybe someday you will visite it while The olders , aqsakals, originally from Pamir are still in life ..

[@ijanirslv9302]

Hello, Jeff! I just wanted to say how amazing it was of you to go there and help those people. I have to say you speak Kyrgyz language better than I do (even though Kyrgyz is my native language) , and so far, you've done much more for my people than any of the Kyrgyz people I know. You are a man with a big heart! :)

[@MrMatthers]

Могу научить кыргызскому языку, если хотите)))

[@chapursoni]

i am wakhi man from wakhan the family migrate 40 s to hunza valley pakistan

[@mysteriousjz]

And what's stopping you from helping your people?

[@Amir_Khosrowshahi]

Is this pure Kyrgyz language or Pashtun

[@Kerimbeyman]

@@Amir_Khosrowshahi This is pure Kyrgyz, As a Turkish speaker with some Knowledge in Kazakh, I can understand it pretty well, as Kyrgyz and Kazakh are very close to each other.

[@LEARNINGSPACES]

Love, hope, and dream for the Afghans...

[@user-ck5ss9gf3l]

спасибо что есть такие люди!

[@orunbaiorozokulov616]

Jeff Waalkes сизге рахмат. ушинтип кыйын жолго карабай Ооган кыргыздарынан кабар алып, жардам берип келипсиздер.Аллах ыраазы болсун!

[@user-ub2el1dy9h]

Самое ужасное, что это был 2014 год, сколько ещё умерло детей и женщин за это время... Однозначно им нужна помощь и не в виде гуманитарки, нужно сделать то, чего они хотят, умоляют нас... ведь это же возможно переселить их в тот же Тянь Шань дабы не рушить их образ жизни, но уже на территории Кыргызстана на своей Родине. Братья кыргызы я сам казах, и у меня душа болит за наших соплеменников, их уже осталось чуть более 20 тысяч, поднимите вопрос на высоком уровне о их переселении в Кыргызстан! С уважением.

[@pamirtrips]

Рустам это кочевие племена населявшие эти места много столетия и они не хотят никуда переселяться. У них уникальный образ жизни сформированный суровым климатом, но они не собираются его менять. Мы каждый год возим туристов к ним и таким образом, поможем им заработать, кормить семьи..

[@strategy4406]

Правительство Афганистана не заинтересовано в их переселении, т к они своего рода охрана границ

[@russerbekers7821]

Thank you, Mr. Jeff! Great job! People like you make the world a better place! I hope all these people in the future will be all the same in Kyrgyzstan.

[@saidehsanullahattae597]

Thank you very much, I am from Afghanistan, our language is Uzbek🇦🇿🇺🇿🥺

[@lovemac509]

Jeff 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 much respect to you!!! God bless you and your team! Your knowledge of Kyrgyz language is amazing and very inspiring!!!

[@ichanel487]

Jeff may God bless you for helping the Kyrgyz people thank you :)

[@infosplus1772]

They are Kergyz but Afghan.

[@polarbear8438]

@@infosplus1772 Facts!

[@polarbear8438]

@@infosplus1772 like hazara,turkmen,uzbek,pashtuns they are all afghan!! Im hazara and AFGHAN!!

[@polarbear8438]

Don't separate them, we're all Afghans! We are all one❤🇦🇫

[@fatihahnurilma7746]

I am inlove with this altitude community -afghan kyrgyz, I know them from instagram @paleyphoto,then I keep searching their photos,their films,and their stories. Thank you Mr.Jeff for sharing amazing experiences. Still can't imagine how they can survive living there. For dealing with outside world,they have to walk for days and that must be a long long trip. They have to do it since centuries. They are amazing people. We have to help them life their future better for their next generations. I already know that they are now seek for a better resolution,,should they leave their homeland or stay there. Many children died bcoz they can't survive with the weather-cold. I can't let them lose their generations.

[@RocksMileyRulesMiley]

I'm from Badakhshan, Afghanistan. This video was extremely fascinating and enlightening.

[@qaisafghan5715]

really from Badakhshan ? , i think you never knew about this place and situation ! :D

[@afgsunnyboy]

Mushtari Sarwary da jonet qurbon.

[@chapursoni]

what do ypu do ?

[@Christabbaword]

PEOPLE THINK MOUTAINS LIKE MOUNT ZEPHANON ARE LIKE MILKY WAY GALAXY. HOW HIGH CAN THEY GO

[@avantelvsitania3359]

Mushtari Sarwary that’s great! Which language do you speak?

[@determinationsuccess8902]

Sizdin Kyrgyz or Kazak tiliniz ote jaksy eken. I am very impressed with how well you learned the language because a lot of foreigners struggle to acquire fluency in these languages. Of course, it's is for me as my mother tongue, but I have seen many people quite learning Kazakh because it was too hard for them to learn. Good job and good luck! I wish you success in your future endeavors!

[@Avicennakg]

I have a dream to go to this wild land and meet kyrgyz people some day. Dear Jeff I don't know you, but you make great things. Good luck

[@JeffWaalkes]

Thank you.

[@user-zy6hk1mw9j]

Thanks for sharing I really appreciate. it is a remote area of Badakhshan Province which it located in North part of Afghanistan.

[@albertmatirov8321]

Dear Jeff. You and your team are great peoples. Thank you.

[@sorusharya4889]

thank you for your humanity, to help the Afghan people, who are so far from all

[@freeperson9981]

I am from Tibet .. I love so much there’s cultural and hardworking ..

[@mukhtarahangaran382]

Thank you so much for your help, it means a lot for all Afghanistan's people and for humanity!

[@rahulsaxena2542]

Wow, it is amazing that we can find this quality content just by a click. Love to Kyrgyz people, to the beautiful Pamir Mountains of Wakhan. I have only explored the snow-capped mountains of India and Bhutan. Hoping to see the Pamir Mountains by my own eyes. Soon.

[@parvizvafakulov3011]

Thank you for what you helped them. You are a very good person. You've become a real hero to me as a person who helps people learned the Kyrgyz language and its traditions. You're simply the best!

[@JeffWaalkes]

+Parviz Vafakulov Thank you. My curious language abilities are not perfect but I am glad to be able to speak and understand.

[@foodandtravelwithismailkha8163]

10 out of 10 And 1 billion thanxxxx, it's an amazing bringing books for children in harsh and difficult condition ,

[@hakimaqamuhammad7653]

Food and travel With Ismail khan مممحححخنگ هخک‌ اونم ءگگگم:امممم داود وخ🙄🙄🙄😄😆

[@Mumified1]

Beautiful country , beautiful people, beautiful animals and..hard life!

[@zabihullahnazari1728]

Tanks man u also ❤🙏

[@asmatullah5804]

Its so amazing. Jeff hat's off to your service to humanity, people of far north Afghanistan

[@samirrasuli1553]

Love Afghanistan and love the people’s from Pamir ❤

[@graFFiXtation]

Jeff, thnak you for a great tale and thank you for a your help to kyrgyz people! You are the great man

[@user-mk5go7vc9c]

Thank you very much 👍

[@aidaizh5354]

Wow! I am kyrgyz and i am watching this video. So touched! Great job!

[@JeffWaalkes]

Thank you

[@ahmadyasersarwari2924]

Aidai Zh they are Afghan Kyrgyzes

[@Ouzconqueror]

@@ahmadyasersarwari2924 You mean they are Turkish Kyrgzes who live in Afghan ? cos from 5000 km away i can still understand % 95 what they saying in Turkish.

[@mesutozer9296]

Üzüldüm. Niçin bu insanlara Kırgısiztan sahip çıkmıyor? Oysa kocaman ülkeleri var. Yaylaları, otlakları var. Bu Kırgızların bir kısmı Türkiye'ye yerleşti. Türkmenistan da aynı şekilde başka ülkelerde yaşayan Türkmenlere sahip çıkmıyor.

[@stone8905]

@@mesutozer9296 cok basit kanka. insanlar kule oldu mankurt oldu. Turkistandan Uigurlar ile Kazaklari tamamen s**kmish, ama Kazakhstan bakmiyor duymuyor bile

[@IsrarKhan-md7xb]

Wow it was really impressive i am afghan i am proud of my countrymen inshaa Allah i will go and help them

[@suleymanderman469]

As a Turkish speaker I'm almost astonished by how much I understand of Kyrgyz which is not the same case with Kazakh although the two are more related to each other than to Turkish which is of the Oghuz branch of Turkic languages

[@6alun1]

Jeff Walkes , I am amazed by how well you can speak kyrgyz language .Thank you for your film!!! I am watching it first time ,2024 april

[@Harris.S]

I love Afghans & Afghanistan .

[@user-eg1vp8zh7t]

Рахмат Джефф. Фильмди коруп ыйлагым келди. Эптеп болсо да Кыргызыстанга кочуп барсанар жакшы болот эле.

[@sarkash2978]

They are spening tough life.. may Afghanistan get prosperious and Govt Bring prosperity in the lives of wahkhan residents

[@norahmad7060]

Well done Jeff. At least you've done something for fellow humans, not just complaining about everything. I envy you.

[@kabulikabul9048]

thank you Mr. Jeff W

[@helentucker6407]

They could do with a wind generator and an electric fence perhaps keep livestock safer....enjoyed seeing a people focused film. Tough tough environment. God bless the people who took the books and care. ✌

[@user-fs1gb6eu7m]

wonderful 👍. напомнило мое детство. Мои прадедушка, прабабушка, моя бабушка все делали своими руками, не пользовались благами цивилизации. Они жили и трудились не смотря на трагедии детей, трое не вернулись с войны, около 12 умерли от болезней

[@yakalayamazsin9746]

I am a turk from Turkey and can understand what they say. It's so emotional that turks from turkey and kyrgyz speak the same language although we are seperate since thousands of years and kilometers...

[@life-pm5xl]

But, you guys don't wanna be Asian, though.

[@VisitHunza]

i am from pakistan and also speak the same language 👍

[@KhanAli-vt8rt]

Bro we have so much turkman people in afghanistan

[@sovietchampagne]

i study linguistics and i have noticed something similar among some indigenous people here in my country (Canada). a man who gave a talk to us in Labrador (far east, Atlantic) said that he was able to speak to Cree-speakers in Alberta (middle west -- the last province before BC which is on the Pacific coast). Cree and Innu are both nomadic/mobile people historically. some linguists think that nomadic communities maintain their language similarities for a longer time because they stay in contact with neighbouring relatives for longer than settled communities. i don't know much about Turkic history but I know that Turkic communities were often nomadic and travelled long distances. maybe the Turkic languages are very similar for the same reason.

[@malakasurya4294]

@@VisitHunza really where are from?

[@uz1439]

Thanks a lot for effort to help the most deprived people of the world.

[@mohammadahmadnaz9232]

Thank you very much, Mr. Jeff Waalkes, you are doing a great job, may Allah give you a long life like me. I am 84 years old and very fit and well due to living in England with the National Health Service. Free medicine !!

[@Shannmeister]

A fascinating glimpse into the life and thoughts of the people and their ways. Thankyou.

[@fardinkazemi8670]

تشکر از کمک تان برای مردم ما مهربان استین

[@ahmadfarzadwardak8345]

کمک‌ کتابهای وزارت معارف حکومت افغانستان! برای من این سوال مطرح است که چگونه یک سازمان بیرونی بشکل غیر مستقیم داخل خاک افغانستان گردیده و همان کتاب و قرطاسیه های وزارت معارف را توزیع میکند. کاش قانون ساخته شود تا دیگر هرگز کمک از هیچ کشوری را نپذیریم زیرا پی هر کمک بعضا نیت های مغرضانه موجود میباشد، والله اعلم.

[@shlomzion]

Wonderful. Superb photography. Thanks.

[@ahmadazizi3773]

خیلی زیبا بود . انجا که قشنگ فارسی خواند اما متوجه نشد که چی میخواند دلم برایش سوخت خدا حفظشان کند زنده باد پامیری های قرقیز در افغانستان و تاجیکستان

[@emilyhutjes]

Thank you for bringing gifts to these lovely people. I loved that. (May 2020 Holland-Europe)

[@azats2264]

Менен караганда булар бактылуу, динге жакын экен МаШаАллах

[@user-zu1pz6ni3j]

Аллах ыраазы болсун эмгеги өткондөрдөн

[@user-sq7zz4ug6r]

thank u for helping them

[@user-re4or1ty8w]

рахмат турк тугандарга

[@mundapakistani]

Reaching out the most marginalized world for a good sake, you people are doing a tremendous job. Hats off!

[@AcJIaH17]

Thank you so much for uploading

[@user-yx5xy7db9f]

Thank you so much for your warm friendship 💚

[@badtexasbill5261]

This is awesome! How else would an uneducated hillbilly learn about these folks and their territories? Very many thanks.

[@sohayibhanif7800]

ای وطنم قربان وطنم وقتکه میبینم اشکم جاری میشود خدایا چی وقت ازین خاری و ذلیلی نجات میابیم مه خودم از بدخشان هستم خیلی گریانم میگیره بخاطر اینها 😓😓😓😓😓😓😓😓😓😓

[@bilemartin520]

خدا مهربان هست بخیر طالب کثیف گم شود وطن جور میشود

[@judy4mei]

Your documentary is captivating. Our family is enchanted with your work. I find it so interesting to see how people really live in this part of Central Asia. Brilliant. Keep up the talented work. I enjoyed it all. Have you made other films?

[@JeffWaalkes]

We have a couple others - I'll upload one in the next week or so. We did win some funding to begin another film project to document of the people group as well as their relatives who moved to Turkey in 1982.

[@mansoorahmed1601]

Wao I always have a craze since years to explore this extremely landlocked place, not par away from Peshawar Pakistan but you give me another treat to go out there.

[@UranijaZeus]

Amazing people! Somehow I feel close to them even though I live in the Balcans.

[@aznor9914]

Because we have same root

[@aznor9914]

Wich country do you from ?

[@JSAndelie]

Азаматсыз! Вы совершили добрые дела!!

[@HazaraLover]

Thank you for the great job. there look there culture there life are so similar to our people Hazara in Afghanistan

[@hameed9653]

STFU!

[@monoho8204]

Hazara, Kazakh, Mongol, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Uyghur, Nogai, Tuvan, Yakut, Tungus = Altaic brothers

[@Lipton3373]

Har Al nah, remove hazaras

[@monoho8204]

Attiii Arghon No, we Hazaras are very Altaic. You're likely one of those Hazaras who are too influenced by Afghan culture to the point you forgot your Altaic lineage. If you think we are not Altaic, then explain why over 90% of our tribe names derive from Altaic languages (Aimaq, Besud, Shibargi, Shibartu, Dai Zangi, Dai Kundi, Dai Chopan, Dai Zenyat, Qazakh, Kalmak, Naiman, Nikpai, Nikudar, Borjigi, Merkit, Jalair, Jaghatu, Jaghur, Uruzgan, Tatar, and so on). Explain why Babur himself recorded in his journal during the early 16th Century that many Hazaras were speaking Mogholi (a Mongoloc dialect with significant Turkic vocabulary). Explain why some Hazaras are born with the blue mark on their back which is also common for Mongolians and Central Asian Turks. And explain why many Hazaras predominantly have the y-chromosome of c-m217 which is also predominant amongst Mongolians and Central Asian Turks. I'd like to see your response on all this. We are very Altaic (Turko-Mongol) and the Afghan government want us to forget that identity by assimilating us into other cultures.

[@LeoniDAS643]

@@Lipton3373 You as a turkic-mongolian shouldn't hate Hazaras so much ... they have suffered a lot by pashtuns and tajiks during the centuries. beside, you can't deny their Mongolic features. That's a fact. Also please don't judge the whole people by doings of the few, who have forgotten their culture and ancestry. some of the youngsters don't know their history and heritage ... they try so hard to blend in, that's why some of them wears zoroaster necklaces

[@naviddowlatkhani2352]

beautiful video, Thanks so much of your!

[@nrg130113]

Dear Jeff.....you are speaking better than me :) complimenti !!! Your hard job is very appreciated, it's great to be able to see this life, to see their hearts, breathe this air, this is more than documentary....amazing feeling. My best wishes, Nurjan.

[@JeffWaalkes]

Thank you for your kind words.

[@musasalan2848]

Thank you Jeff for having offered us an opportunity to hear pure Kyrgyz language out of Russian influence. Even out of Persian influence, since they live very isolately and they dont make intermarriages. Dzhakshy kalyngyz!

[@JeffWaalkes]

These are a wonderful, but isolated group of Kyrgyz - preserving many pure Kyrgyz language and culture elements.

[@belkiolur9075]

I am Turkish and I can communicate with my Kyrgyz (KirgizTurk) brothers as long as they speak slower,I wish good luck to my Kyrgyz brother and sisters.

[@uz1439]

Job you have done is great thank you for that.

[@judithlago6055]

Hi Jeff! I enjoyed watching your video. It shows that there are still people who have golden hearts to less privileged. I see how you and ur team and those locals together with the animals had sacrificed in order to reach the tribe. May God richly bless you and ur team and the organization that continues to help selflessly.

[@rysbektabal2830]

Jeff, сизге чон рахмат!!!

[@user-uh3oo2dy7j]

Оо Аллах ушул кыргызлар кыргызтанга келишине жардам бер

[@mattiasmusawi5416]

i love my country Afghanistan