Once a bustling hub full of ceramic artisans, this remote village 40 kilometres away from Kabul was ravaged during the Afghan war. The potters are now scraping together work again . Istalif, a mountain village along the Salang Pass only an hour’s drive from Afghanistan's capital city Kabul, is known for its centuries-old turquoise pottery. Settled thousands of years ago and nestled among lush trees overlooking the Shomali Plains, Istalif ...