Pul-e Khumri
Town in Baghlan Province, northern Afghanistan. In Full Tilt Dervla Murphy’s broken ribs are treated here, ending her trip north.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Tilt | Dervla Murphy | turning point | Hospital treatment for broken ribs, a scorpion bite, and the end of the Mazar-i-Sharif plan. |
Full Tilt — Dervla Murphy (1965)
Source: Full Tilt - Ireland to India With a Bicycle · Original · Readwise highlight
A young Afghan doctor said that three ribs are broken; he plastered them and ordered me to bed and banned cycling for a month.
- Role: turning point
- In the book: At the German-built hospital she is plastered, then re-strapped by a Czech doctor, and told that Mazar-i-Sharif must be abandoned. A scorpion bites her toe, and she moves to the Germans’ former club hotel and tours the textile works.
- Why it matters: This is the turning point forcing her back to Kabul and ending the northern excursion.