How Afghan climbers reached their highest peak

KABUL, Afghanistan—At 2:30 p.m. on July 19, 2009, the first Afghans to climb their country's highest mountain unfurled a national flag on the icy peak in the blue above the clouds. The celebration was fleeting. Minutes later, they headed down with a French companion, buffeted by violent gusts of ...

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