Description
Kholm / Khulm / Tashqurghan, Balkh province, Afghanistan: eroded ruins of the old fortress, built in mud brick masonry - once an important stop on the Silk Road, it was destroyed by Ahmad Shah Durrani in the 18th century - during the first half of the 19th century the city was the capital of the Kunduz state and later of a small independent state. Destroyed Soviet T-55 tank with its turret removed.