站在海拔4000米的 慕士塔格峰 (Muztagh Ata)脚下，狂风裹挟着雪粒打在脸上生疼。向导老马叼着莫合烟，突然指着远处山脊上移动的黑点："瞧见没？那可不是 岩羊 ，是咱们 塔县 ...

翻看唐代《西域记》，玄奘记载瓦罕走廊“驼铃声碎，商贾络绎”。如今的旅行者很难想象，这条年均气温零下5℃的冰封通道，曾是丝绸之路（Silk Road）最繁忙的贸易动脉。在瓦罕村（Wakhan Village）的土坯房墙上，还能找到粟特商人用赭石绘制的佛陀壁画，颜料剥落处裸露出蓝铜矿的原色——这或许解释了为何阿富汗塔利班要斥资3700万人民币修路：地下埋藏的3万亿美元矿产，足够让任何执政者心动。

The longevity of people from the valley have attracted researchers from far and wide, and a 2021 study focused on ...

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Today, emerging threats such as the Wakhan Corridor risk further destabilising Pakistan, presenting challenges that require urgent attention and innovative solutions. Pakistan's involvement in ...

The Wakhan Corridor-a narrow strip of land carved during the colonial era-stands today as a haunting relic and a strategic vulnerability. It is an unchecked gateway through which Afghan-based ...

K-P Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Tuesday hosted a meeting of the PML-N and the PPP leaders at his residence in the federal capital to discuss the issues faced by the K-P including deteriorating ...

Acting Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development Mohammad Yunus Akhundzada has said during a meeting with the Chinese ambassador in Kabul that the construction of Wakhan road – connecting ...

The National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) said on Tuesday the authority has distributed national identity cards to the Pamiri residents of Wakhan district of Badakhshan province.