His Highness the Aga Khan at the Bishkek Global Mountain Summit, 30 Oct.-1 November. - Photo: AKDN/Gary Otte

His Highness the Aga Khan at the inauguration of the first phase of the Aga Khan School, in Osh, Kyrgyz Republic. - Photo: AKDN/Gary Otte

His Highness the Aga Khan touring the the Aga Khan School, in Osh, Kyrgyz Republic. Comprising an academic centre with 22 classrooms and seminar rooms, a Learning Resource Centre, a multipurpose gymnasium and a 200-seat cafeteria, the School will introduce innovation in learning environments, methodology and curricula. - Photo: AKDN/Gary Otte

His Highness the Aga Khan being greeted at the airport in Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic, where he examined proposed sites for the Universtiy of Central Asia campus. - Photo: AKDN/Gary Otte

His Highness the Aga Khan visiting a proposed site for the University of Central Asia campus in Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic, with the Governor of the Naryn Oblast', Mr. Askar Salymbekov, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Askar Aitmatov and other dignitaries. - Photo: AKDN/Gary Otte

Afghan President Hamid Karzai and His Highness the Aga Khan meet in Kabul, 4 November 2002. - Photo: AKDN/Gary Otte

The Aga Khan tours restoration work at the Bagh-e-Babur garden in Kabul on 4 November 2002. - Photo: AKDN/Gary Otte

Reopening Silk Road Links: On November 3, 2002, Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmonov, His Highness the Aga Khan and Afghanistan's Vice-President Hidayat Amin Arsala inaugurated the first of a series of bridges, built by the Aga Khan Development Network, across the Pyanj River. The bridge, the first to cross the river in over 20 years, is expected to improve the flow of aid, commerce and trade within Central Asia. - Photo: AKDN/Gary Otte