Laval St Germain on Exploring Afghanistan - With Canadian Geographic

So, what is Afghanistan like now? St. Germain helps peel back
some of the layers of that onion as he travels to Mt. Noshaq,
talking and travelling with locals from the capital, Kabul, in
the


centre to the north of the country near the Tajikistan border.





As St. Germain confirms, the Taliban deserves its record as
having one of the worst human rights


records of any government in the world, largely because of its
brutal treatment of women.


Hunger also remains an issue, with one in four people needing
food aid, according to the UN. And as St. Germain notes, that is
not as dire as many had predicted. We also get into the debate


about the pluses, minuses and dangers of travelling in a pariah
state. As much as he's an extreme adventurer, doing amazing
things like climbing the highest peaks on all seven continents or
rowing solo across the Atlantic Ocean, what I love about St.
Germain is that he is also a student of history, geography and
current events, and he brings all of that to his expeditions.