Then they spent 10 days paddling the length of the Panjshir River and introducing the local community to the sport. “Before I came here, I was worried as the only news you hear from Afghanistan is bad news,” Mr. Strong said. And they are used to swimming in this river, which is very powerful,” Mr. Strong said. “It’s extreme geography that attracts extreme sportsmen, not the fact that the place is at war,” he said as he dragged his kayak out of the water following an invigorating three-hour paddle down the Panjshir River. But according to Callum Strong, a Scot who recently graduated with a geology degree from Edinburgh University, Panjshir River offers some of the best kayaking in the world.

Source: The Hindu August 02, 2016 16:18 UTC