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Jilu refugees crossing the Asadabad Pass

Place: Asadabad Pass · today Iran
Date: 1918

Two women carrying large bundles walk down a mountain track, followed by a long line of refugees and pack animals; a rider sits on a horse at left. Imperial War Museum, "Jelu refugees crossing the Asadabad Pass" (Ariel Varges, Q 25039), 1918.

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Ariel Varges

Jilu refugees crossing the Asadabad Pass

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