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Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan
August, 2023
Just back from my trek in Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor. The mountainous Wakhan's isolation, stretching 220 miles to the east in Badakhshan province, has allowed the people who inhabit it to preserve their traditional way of life. This little-known, extremely rugged, high mountain valley has remained virtually untouched by the decades of conflict. The nomadic Kyrgyz people have lived at the remote end of the Wakhan, cut-off for more than a century. They live scattered around the valley in small communities. I got to visit a Kyrgyz family, seeing their way of life, visiting their yurt. The lack of almost any vegetation to fire a store, means the Kyrgyz use yak dung as fuel. What a treat to see such a remote corner of the planet. I could have done without the altitude sickness (again) but other than that, what an awesome experience!
