Known as a karakul hat, and made of the pelt of fetal or newborn lambs of the karakul breed of sheep, traditionally it was something worn by Tajiks and Uzbeks from northern Afghanistan.

An Afghan hat vendor wearing an Uzbek cap waits for ... a chadar shawl which flows over their shoulders. The pakol, worn by Tajiks, is soft with chubby rolls of sheep wool to keep cold heads ...

is almost identical to Tajik and more than a quarter of Afghanistan's 40 million people are estimated to be ethnic Tajiks. With their rolled-up woollen Pakol hats, baggy trousers and full beards, the ...

Known as a karakul hat, and made of the pelt of fetal or newborn lambs of the karakul breed of sheep, traditionally it was something worn by Tajiks and Uzbeks from northern Afghanistan.

Kalai-Khumb (Tajikistan) (AFP) – For Afghans living under Taliban rule, a Saturday market is a rare chance to cross the border into neighbouring Tajikistan and pick up food and household goods.