After having crossed the border from India into Pakistan, I was looking forward to visit the famous towns Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro which are two places from the Indus civilisation built around 2600 BC. Both towns are in the south of Pakistan, therefore going all the way north again to get to the border with Afghanistan will be a large detour. Although completely deserted, I have a look at both sites which are quite a distance from each other.
After this visit, I decide not to enter Afghanistan from the Khyber Pass in the north again, but to follow the road to Quetta. This Pakistani town is near the southern border with Afghanistan, so from there I can still decide to go to Kandahar in Afghanistan or take the track through Balochistan to Iran. Balochistan is a region which is divided into three parts.
Pakistan has the largest part, second is Iran and just a small part belongs to Afghanistan. While being in Quetta, it is already minus 10 degrees Celsius during daytime. I let somebody take a picture of me at a big road sign nearby.
I see the names of some well-known towns. Tehran, Ankara, and even London which is located 5,886 miles (9,417 km) from here. The police in Quetta stops me while I am heading towards Balochistan.
Although the situation in Afghanistan is getting worse, it is much safer to go through Kandahar, Herat and straight to Tehran rather than taking the completely deserted track through Balochistan. It is wintertime and the Baloch cannot cultivate enough food in .
