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peopleofafghanistan · 2 years
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Kyrgyz women in the little Pamir.
Source: Silvia Alessi
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molkolsdal · 2 years
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Flames come out of the "dildung" also known as Tandoor (traditional cylindrical oven) while Bibi Hawa, the daughter of Nida Khan, prepares salty milk tea. Pots of water are constantly being heated up throughout the day and used for cooking, drinking or washing hands and face.
© Matthieu Paley
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the-railroad-earth · 3 months
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Zorkul, the Great Pamir, 1874,  Thomas Edward Gordon
The Zorkul lake lies on the border between Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor and Tajikistan's Badakhshan Mountainous Autonomous Region -- two incredibly unique locales. The Wakhan Corridor was formed in 1893 as a buffer zone to separate the British and Russian Empires. It remains a remote and beautiful part of Afghanistan, bordered by the Pamir river to the north and the Hindu Kush and Karakorum mountains to the south.
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happybong · 1 year
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Context: Indian government has decided to begin weather forecasts for regions under Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) — Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad and Mirpur.
After DD and AIR started airing weather forecasts from PoK regions, In return Radio Pakistan also featured updates from Srinagar, Pulwama and Ladakh.
What’s the issue?
The ‘weather war’ — a diplomatic move by India — started after Pakistan’s Supreme Court issued notices to the advocate general of Gilgit-Baltistan in late April, directing them to amend the Gilgit-Baltistan Order-2018 and establish a caretaker government there.
About PoK:
Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) is that part of the Jammu and Kashmir (India) which was invaded by Pakistan in 1947. The region is referred by the United Nations and other international organizations, as ‘Pakistani-controlled Kashmir’ (or Pakistan Administered Kashmir) and it was re-named as ‘Pakistan occupied Jammu-Kashmir’ by the Modi government.
PoK divided into two parts:
Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK)
Gilgit-Baltistan (referred to as the ‘Northern Areas’ till August 2009).
What is the root of the fight between India and Pakistan?
The fact that PoK is an integral part of India has been our consistent policy ever since 1947.
In 1947, Pakistan’s Pashtoon tribals attacked Jammu and Kashmir.
So to tackle this critical situation the Ruler of that time Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu and Kashmir sought military assistance from the Indian government and the then Indian Governor General Mountbatten signed an agreement on 26 October 1947 in which three subjects Defense, Foreign Affairs and Communications were handed over to India.
Except these subjects Jammu and Kashmir was free to all its decisions.
On the basis of this accession of treaty, the Government of India claims that India has the full right to interfere in the matters related to Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan on the other hand doesn’t agree with India.
Why is PoK important?
Because of its location, PoK is of immense strategic importance. It shares borders with several countries – the Punjab and North-West Frontier Province provinces (now called Khyber-Pakhthunkhwa) in Pakistan to the west, the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan in the north-west, Xinjiang province of the People’s Republic of China to the north and India’s Jammu and Kashmir to the east.
Challenges for India in PoK region:
Terrorist infiltration through the region is high.
Pakistan has changed the demography of PoK over a period of time.
It has settled ex- servicemen, Punjabi’s and Pathans so the original colours of PoK has changed.
Gilgit Baltistan region is easy as compared to other.
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everydayafghanistan · 2 years
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Bibi Gul and Mah Nesa work along with their men and husbands at their farms and farmlands every day in Wakhan corridor. #Badakhshan #Afghanistan Photo by Omer Abrar @omar_abrar1 #everydayafghanistan #wakhan #farm #farmland #daily #everydayasia #everydayeverywhere #womenpower #womenrights #afghanwomen #men #afghan #everydaybadakhshan #nature #photojournalism #photography #agriculture #reportagespotlight #gettyreportage #agribusiness #work (at Wakhan Corridor) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdI17JBNpvy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Balochistan’s Information Minister is psychologically pressuring the Taliban with his dramatic tweet about Pakistan invading and annexing the Wakhan Corridor in the event that it experiences another terrorist attack from Afghan-linked groups.
Balochistan’s Information Minister Jan Achakzai tweeted on Wednesday per Google Translate that “If another terrorist attack takes place in Pakistan, the Taliban have already been warned. There will be no other option. Pakistan will quickly enter Afghanistan and directly connect to Central Asia by capturing the Wakhan Corridor.” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid chose not to react when asked about this by the media, instead downplaying the tweet as a local official’s view that doesn’t represent Islamabad’s.
This isn’t the first scandal that Achakzai’s social media activity has embroiled him in since he made headlines last December for proposing in a now-deleted tweet that Pakistan once again host US drone bases in response to another terrorist attack at the time. The emerging pattern is that this outspoken local official makes dramatic claims in the aftermath of some terrorist attacks, which can be interpreted as an attempt to psychologically pressure the Taliban since Pakistan accuses them of hosting terrorists.
As regards his latest tweet, there are three reasons why Pakistan is unlikely to invade and annex Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor. For starters, its mountainous geography impedes military operations, but Pakistan could still invade via the Broghil Pass that connects it with that region. Even in that event, however, modernizing underdeveloped infrastructure could prove much more costly for this practically bankrupt country than relying on neighboring China or Iran for facilitating trade with Central Asia.
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ricey · 8 days
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anf1sa · 14 days
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Wakhan Corridor valley and Murghob district, Gorno-Badakhshan region of Tajikistan. Photography by Max Avdeev.
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completementalest · 3 months
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Et finalement, le Tadjikistan 3/4 - Wakhan partie 1
Quelques nuits dans un lit, des petits déjeuners pantagruéliques et de nouvelles rencontres plus tard (coucou Anne et Ersin !), nous sommes presque prêts à repartir de Khorog pour entamer la deuxième boucle à travers le Pamir. Presque, car on attend la livraison depuis Douchanbé par Moritz, un cycliste allemand rencontré sur la route, de deux nouvelles bouteilles de gaz… Car oui c’est officiel, l’utilisation du réchaud à l’essence n’est vraiment pas un succès pour nous. On n’a toujours pas compris quel était vraiment le problème mais en résumé ça ne marche pas (déjà que l’essence ça pue…) et comme on ne tient pas à manger du pain sec pendant les 20 prochains jours, on décide de jouer la sécurité. Ici le gaz est difficile à trouver, surtout depuis que la frontière entre le Tadjikistan et le Kirghizstan est fermée, on attend donc notre livraison avec impatience.
C’est dans la brume, et en compagnie du jeune Moritz et du pas très jeune Fritz (un autre allemand qu’on rencontre dès les premiers coups de pédale), qu’on s’élance cette fois dans la vallée de Wakhan, qui longe l’Afghanistan le long du corridor du même nom. Cette fine bande de terre sépare le Pamir tadjik de l’Hindu Kush pakistanais et ses très hautes montagnes (ça en jette). On se perd rapidement de vue mais on échange nos deux allemands pour deux français de Lyon, Camille et Romain, qui relient la France au Japon à vélo (rien que ça !). Le lendemain, on fait cette fois la connaissance de Julie et Valère, encore des Rhônealpins (oui c’est moche mais on avait envie, c’est notre blog après tout) qui vont au Japon. Ces quatre-là se connaissent déjà et c’est avec eux qu’on vivra ces quelques jours intenses dans cette belle mais difficile vallée. Enfin on dit difficile mais le début passe franchement bien, on avale près de 100 km le premier jour et le deuxième on passe plein de temps à papoter avec la troupe de cyclistes qu’on rencontre (on pique-nique même avec pas moins de 9 autres cyclistes !). Cette douce illusion prend rapidement fin - le temps de s’enfoncer suffisamment dans la vallée pour renoncer à faire demi-tour : tôle ondulée (ces petites bosses bien dures qui nous secouent de la tête au pied et nous permettent d’annoncer notre arrivée avec fracas, tels des quincailliers ambulants), sable, cailloux trop gros ou trop petits, soleil qui tabasse la journée et froid piquant de la nuit. La Wakhan (c’est comme ça qu’on dit dans le milieu) nous fera puiser dans nos réserves. C’est dans ces conditions d’effort intense qu’on apprend à connaître nos nouveaux ami.e.s, ça joue certainement sur l’étroitesse des liens qu’on tisse avec eux, l’isolement et l’effort semblant prêter aux confidences. En plus du soutien psychologique, on bénéficie pas mal du filtre à eau de très bonne facture de Julie et Valère… Quand nous on galère à purifier un litre par demi-heure (voire plus !), ils possèdent une machine de guerre qui, en trois coups de pompe, peut transformer une rivière boueuse en Cristaline à biberons. C’est bien pratique quand on pédale une centaine de kilomètres sans croiser de villages ! On finit par quitter le liseré de la frontière afghane, ses postes de surveillance sommairement aménagés et ses nonchalantes patrouilles de militaires à peine pubères, pour piquer vers le nord via le col de Kargush (4300 m). On est agréablement surpris par la « facilité » de la montée, heureusement qu’on est cueillis par un plateau sableux de l’autre côté, sinon la journée aurait été trop facile… Les retrouvailles avec l’asphalte quelques kilomètres plus loin nous arrachent quelques larmes, comme quoi on a bien été poussés dans nos retranchements.
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Fritz & Moritz à la pause thé abricots chez les bidasses (km 2)
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Wakhan la brumeuse.
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Échantillon de tôle ondulée.
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Méandres afghans.
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Pique-nique au sommet.
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Une journée classée noire selon bison futé.
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"S'aimer c'est regarder ensemble dans la même direction" (feat. Julie & Valère)
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De l'autre coté l'Afghanistan.
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Campement français.
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"Pas de réseau..."
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Dyslexie de panneau.
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En bas à droite sur la piste, on peut voir les tout petits Julie et Valère.
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Copains chinois.
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La fatigue.
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Menu sarrasin-oignon-poivron.
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La vie dans la caillasse.
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Des cailloux des cailloux...
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Pas un arbre pour se mettre à l'ombre.
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"Moins de sable svp"
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L'ombre, ce bien précieux.
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Caravane afghane.
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Presque caravane tadjike.
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Dernière nuit avant le col.
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C'est finiiiii !
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Ah non pas tout à fait.
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"Attention zigzag"
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Bonjour à toi gentil asphalte.
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Comme à la maison.
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Lac non-potable.
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syrakhanistan · 5 months
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Dark clouds over the Pamirs
<<<A series of recordings from a certain source.>>>
Recording 1.
Time: 05:56 Japanese Standard Time.
Date: ????, 2XXX.
Location: Mitakihara, XXXX XXXX XXXX, Upper Offices - Briefing Room.
<<<Beginning of Log.>>>
<Idle chatter, before being interrupted by the clattering of papers.>
"Settle down, Heartcatch Squad. I know you're newbies and all, but this operation is all hands on deck, so I don't have time to discipline you."
"Ayo, boss? These papers... you're having a laugh, right?"
"No time for questions or debates today, I'm afraid; I'm rather serious about this topic. So I would suggest you use your collective braincells and start learning both Russian and what those Russian words say... Don't want to press the wrong button and be launched into the air, after all!"
<Nervous laughter.>
"Heartcatch Squad, listen up. As I say, this operation will involve our entire force. That's why you've been woken so early; it's gonna be a long, long day. Now, if you'd take a moment to look at the screen..."
<A click of a remote.>
"The flight plan will take roughly 10 hours, give or take a few. We will refuel in air when we reach the Wakhan Corridor, while in Chinese airspace; our friends in Beijing did owe us a favour, and they're also more than happy to give the Syrakhanis a good kicking after their little fiasco a while back."
"But, XXXX - what's the reason for... for all this? Isn't that place essentially invulnerable? Isn't this just a long-winded way to meet our fate?"
"Heh. You have no idea. The nation and it's military themselves are gonna be the least of our problems; when we do this, we may well be making enemies of the whole world, if our diplomatic corps don't get things right."
"Y-you can't me-"
"I do."
<Clatter of a chair.>
"That's MADNESS! This is insane! Why would the Warm--"
"Acting Warmaster."
"XXXX-sama! We weren't expecting..."
"Sorry, sorry. But I thought I would personally advise this particular squad. After all - She was the one that made your little gang official."
"Wait, you mean-"
"Yeah. This operation is to save Her. Or, at the very least, get us on the path to saving her, and redeeming her name."
"..."
"Alright. We didn't know her long, but she was good to us - better than we expected."
"So?"
"We're with you, 'til the End."
<<End of log.>>
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Recording 2.
Time: 1834 JST/1404 Afghanistan Time.
Location: ~30,000 feet above the Pamir Mountain Range, straddling the Kyrgyzstan-Syrakhanistan Border.
<<<Beginning of Log.>>>
<<This is AWACS Curator to Heartcatch Squad - you're trailing the rest of the formation. Sound off for us, would you?>>
<<Heartcatch 1 here. One of our members had an itch on thei-->>
<<HOLD ON, DON'T TELL THEM-->>
<<Ahem.>>
<<Sorry.>>
<<...Heartcatch 2, sounding off.>>
...
<<Alright, well get it together. We're within a few minutes of Syrakhanistan's airspace, so catch up to the rest of your pals and maintain radio silence.>>
<<Wilco.>
<<Radio silence, eh? Have something to hide, aside from an awkward itch?>>
<<WHAT WAS TH>>
<<WHO W>>
<<STOP TALKING ABOUT THE ITCH PLEASE DEAR G-->>
<<...So much for subtlety.>>
<<Commander?>>
<Clearing throat.>
<<This is Blueberry, to AWACS Curator; put me on to all channels.>>
<<...If you're sure, boss.>>
<<This is Ninth Blueberry to Unidentified Responder, your attention is noted.>>
<<XXXX-chan? We've heard lots about you, hee hee.>>
<<I bet you have.>>
<<This is SKS CENTCOM. We've noticed that you have quite a few flights in formation with you, rapidly approaching our airspace borders.>>
<<...>>
<<We don't have you on records for a diplomatic or business oriented trip, especially not with a formation of MiGs.>>
<<Ha.>>
<<Ha yourself, genius.>>
<<Eyepatch 1, please be silent for just a moment.>>
<<Haiiiiii~.>>
<Aggravated sigh.>
<<This is SKS CENTCOM. Sorry about that.>>
<<Don't apologise. All of *them* are like that.>>
<<...What are you saying, Blueberry?>>
<<...SKS CENTCOM, patch me in to SKS ACTUAL.>>
<<XXXX-chan, she's not gonna answer~>>
<<SHUT. UP. She WILL answer if she's-->>
<<If I'm what?>>
<<Oh, you've done it now.>>
<<=This is AWACS Curator to All Friendlies, prepare for imminent combat within the AO. I repeat, prepare for combat.=>>
<<If I'm what, ACTING Warmaster? I'm waiting for your response.>>
<<You...>>
<<Tell you what. Take your fleet, and turn around now, and I won't even bring this up to our bosses. I mean, unless Nine is in on this...?>>
<<Shove it.>>
<<Excuse me?>>
<<I SAID SHOVE IT. TAKE A GIANT FUCKING ROD AND SHOVE IT SO FAR UP YOUR OWN ARSE THAT YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SHIT FOR DAYS!->>
<<How dare-->>
<<SHUT UP. You're hiding HER, or at least HUNTING HER. We KNOW she's alive, and that blasted fucking ship you're hiding in the Red Sea is our only hope.>>
<<...>>
<<You know what I'm talking about. The Shambhala is there, and you know it... Isn't that right, Ake-->>
<<You will bring death to all of us if you even go there. Don't even try THAT, unless you've really lost the plot.>>
<<Ha ha, touchy eh? Don't want your pals to know that little secret?>>
<<PLEASE, don't do this, don't do any of this. You can't be that far gone, right? Come on; you know what's at stake, right?>>
<<Oh, I'm VERY MUCH aware by this point. But you've done this to yourself; and now, it's time to play ball.>>
<<SKS CENTCOM to ALCON, cease activity, PLEASE. We can't-->>
<<Eyepatch 1 to SKS CENTCOM, I'd suggest butting out of this particular convo...>>
<<You're insane.>>
<<Pot calling kettle, FIRST-SAMAAAA~. No wonder your sister barely talks about you.>>
<<...We're done here. You've brought this on yourself, >>
<<This is SKS ACTUAL via SKS CENTCOM. To all units along Area PT6, engage any and all contacts in your area. Rules of Engagement restrictions are... Irrelevant. Free Engagement. Over.>>
<<...Here we go.>>
<<AWACS Curator to all friendlies, break! Break! Break!>>
<<You've done it now, XXXX-chan~>>
<<So be it. I'll dance with you. All forces, with me - we have a superweapon to crash, and a hat-wearing murderface to save. Godspeed.>>
<Static, mixed with the sound of explosions and magnetic rail fire.>
<<<End of recording.>>>
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peopleofafghanistan · 2 years
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Kyrgyz girls in Afghanistan.
Source: Kate Hallam
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akashmaphotography · 5 months
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Pakistan strategic geopolitical country
Pakistan is fortunate to be located in South Asia, covering 340,509 square miles. It boasts a 1,046-kilometer (650-mile) coastline along the Arabian and Gulf of Oman in the south, with India to the east, Afghanistan to the west, Iran to the southwest, and China to the northeast. It is separated from Tajikistan by Afghanistan’s narrow Wakhan Corridor in the north and shares a maritime border with…
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warningsine · 6 months
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KABUL, Oct 14 (Reuters) - The Taliban will attend China's Belt and Road Forum next week, a spokesman said on Saturday, underscoring Beijing's growing official ties with the administration, despite its lack of formal recognition by any government.
Taliban officials and ministers have at times travelled to regional meetings, mostly those focussed on Afghanistan, but the Belt and Road Forum is among the highest-profile multilateral summits it has been invited to attend.
The forum in Beijing on Tuesday and Wednesday marks the 10th anniversary of President Xi Jinping's ambitious global infrastructure and energy initiative, billed as recreating the ancient Silk Road to boost global trade.
The Taliban's acting minister for commerce and industry, Haji Nooruddin Azizi, will travel to Beijing in the coming days, ministry spokesman Akhundzada Abdul Salam Jawad said in a text message to Reuters.
"He will attend and will invite large investors" to Afghanistan, he said.
The impoverished country could offer a wealth of coveted mineral resources. A mines minister estimated in 2010 that Afghanistan had untapped deposits, ranging from copper to gold and lithium, worth between $1 trillion and $3 trillion. It is not clear how much they are worth today.
China has been in talks with the Taliban over plans, begun under the previous foreign-backed government, over a possible huge copper mine in eastern Afghanistan.
China's foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Azizi will continue discussions in Beijing on plans to build a road through the Wakhan corridor, a thin, mountainous strip in northern Afghanistan, to provide direct access to China, Akhundzada said.
Officials from China, the Taliban and neighbouring Pakistan said in May they would like Belt and Road to include Afghanistan and for the flagship China Pakistan Economic Corridor to be extended across the border to Afghanistan.
The Taliban has not been formally recognised by any government since taking control of Afghanistan two years ago as U.S. and other foreign forces withdrew.
A series of restrictions on women's access to public life and the barring of many female NGO staff from work has increased roadblocks to recognition, especially by Western countries, officials and international relations analysts say.
China has boosted engagement with the Taliban, becoming the first country to appoint an ambassador to Kabul since the Taliban took power, and invested in mining projects.
Beijing's ambassador presented his credentials to the Taliban's acting prime minister last month. Other nations have kept on previous ambassadors or appointed heads of mission in a charge d'affaires capacity that does not involve formally presenting credentials to the government.
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eonars · 1 year
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scenes from a youtube documentary about the wakhan corridor in afghanistan that get you thinking so hard about your own life and what could have been you start gagging
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selfmaderibcageman · 1 year
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the wakhan corridor should be returned to iran
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kumrattourism · 1 year
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The Hunza Valley is a mountainous valley in the northern part of the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan, formed by the Hunza River,
The Hunza Valley is a mountainous valley in the northern part of the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan, formed by the Hunza River,
The Hunza Valley is a mountainous valley in the northern part of the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan, formed by the Hunza River, bordering Ishkoman to the northwest, Shigar to the southeast, Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor to the north, and the Xinjiang region of China to the northeast.   The Hunza Valley is a mountainous valley in the northern part of the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan,…
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