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Negotiations in Khundud - Afghanistan
Hameed (left) with papers, the driver (right) and his brother (centre) negotiate with the partly visible senior officer.
Detained in the Wakhan
May 30th 2013 Two unpredictable elements of travelling in Central Asia – officialdom and transport – conspired against me in my journey to one of the most remote regions on earth. The ribbon of land called the Wakhan Corridor – with the Hindu Kush and Pakistan on one side, with the Panj River and Tajikistan on the other. This is a rarely travelled route, so rare that I was the first tourist to journey alo
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Afghanistan's recent history is a story of war and civil unrest. The Soviet Union invaded in 1979, but was forced to withdraw 10 years later by anti-Communist mujahidin forces. The Communist regime in Kabul collapsed in 1992. Fighting that subsequent... ... read more COMING SOON HOUSE ADVERTISING ads_leader_photo_bottom
