To the Indus River

Anyone with a passing knowledge of Kipling or tales of Great Gamesmanship has probably heard of the great Indus River - a river which has taken on mythic historical dimensions. The Indus river now forms a long barrier along the border of Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP), which encompasses North Waziristan (now in Taliban hands) and other regions the Pakistani government can't seem to control.

J and I took a road trip to the spot where the Kabul River flows into the Indus, the Kabul's dark waters forming a stark line against the pale blue of the Indus. An elaborate fort - Attock - overlooks this huge Y, staggering down the hillside toward the bank of the Indus.