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From the monasteries of Bhutan to the mountains of Afghanistan — a glance at life in South Asia.
A Bhutanese girl looks through a traditionally-made window in Thimphu July 18, 2009. Five decades ago, Bhutan was a feudal, medieval place with no roads, proper schools or hospitals and scarcely any contact with the outside world. Today education and health care are free and life expectancy has risen to 66 years from less than 40. — Reuters/Singye Wangchuk
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