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Ishkashim Border Crossing Between Tajikistan & Afghanistan

Ishkashim Border Crossing Between Tajikistan & Afghanistan Updated April 2024, The Ishkashim Border Crossing Between Tajikistan & Afghanistan was originally written in October 2019 The Tajikistan-Afghanistan border crossing at Ishkashim connects the Tajik and Afghan Wakhan valleys. For visiting the Afghan Wakhan crossing the Ishkashim border crossing is the only feasibly safe way to access the […]

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Afghanistan Travel Guide

Afghanistan Travel Guide Updated April 2024, The Afghanistan Travel Guide was originally written in September 2018 Afghanistan, the graveyard of empires and the epicenter of my curiosity for a few years. So much so that I’ve now visited the country several times in the past few years and as of this most recent update have visited

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Freindship Bridge, Hairatan Border Crossing, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan
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Crossing The Uzbekistan-Afghanistan Border At Hairatan

Crossing The Uzbekistan-Afghanistan Border At Hairatan  Updated April 2024, Crossing The Uzbekistan-Afghanistan Border At Hairatan was originally published in June 2021 If you’re planning to head into Afghanistan from Uzbekistan, here is everything you need to know to cross the Hairatan border.  After a couple of days checking out the historic sites around Termez, it

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A Beginner’s Guide To Central Asia Travel: Discover The Silk Road

A Beginner’s Guide to Central Asia Travel: Discover the Silk Road Updated March 2024, A Beginner’s Guide to Central Asia Travel was originally written in February 2019 For travelers looking for something different, this mostly unspoiled region will surely deliver. Personally, if I was only allowed to travel one region of the world for the rest

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Chehelburj, Forty Towers, Bamyan, Afghanistan
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Bamyan’s 40 Tower of Chehelburj, Afghanistan

Bamyan’s 40 Tower of Chehelburj, Afghanistan Updated March 2024, Bamyan’s 40 Towers of Chehelburj, Afghanistan was originally published in September 2021 Following a summit of Shah Foladi, the next item on my agenda was to visit was the ancient 40 Towers of Chehelburj before we headed south in the Hazarajat to Daykundi Province.  After an

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How to Cross the Shirkhan Bandar Border Crossing Between Tajikistan & Afghanistan and get an Afghan Visa on the Border

How to Cross the Shirkhan Bandar Border Crossing Between Tajikistan & Afghanistan and get an Afghan Visa on the Border Updated February 2024, How to Cross the Shirkhan Bandar Border Crossing Between Tajikistan & Afghanistan and Get an Afghan Visa on the Border was originally published in July 2023 This is not how I thought

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A Day Trip To Takht e Rustam, Afghanistan

Day Trip to Takht e Rustam & Samangan, Afghanistan Updated February 2024, Day Trip to Takht e Rustam & Samangan, Afghanistan was originally written in February 2019 Much of Afghanistan’s Buddhist past has been razed and built over as Islam spread over the land. The few that remained through the Islamization of Afghanistan didn’t survive the

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A Guide to Trekking in Bamyan, Afghanistan

A Guide to Trekking in Bamyan, Afghanistan  Updated February 2024, A Guide to Trekking in Bamyan, Afghanistan was originally published in June 2021 After a recent return to Afghanistan for a month, I spent a large chunk of my travels trekking in Bamyan and neighboring Daykundi province– something that had been on my Afghan to-do

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Photos From The Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan

In Photos: Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan Updated February 2024, In Photos: Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan was originally written in January 2018 In September of 2017, I was finally able to make it across the border from Tajikistan and into the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan. With my time cut shorter than I would have liked to have spent in

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Panjshir, Panjshir Valley, Panjshir Province, Afghanistan
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Visiting The Beautiful Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan

Visiting The Beautiful Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan Updated February 2024, Visiting The Beautiful Panjshir Valley, Afghanistan was originally published in August 2020 A newer province of Afghanistan, Panjshir Province was split off of Parwan Province in 2004. With jagged snowcapped peaks forming its boundaries, the Tajik stronghold of Panjshir Valley has remained one of Afghanistan’s most

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