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For the first time since 2021, an armed group seized a district administration, albeit for a few hours. The attack also had to do with control over precious mineral resources, internal tensions within ...
News Afghanistan » Badakhshan » Economy: Why Afghanistan dreams of opening up Wakhan Corridor, the mountain valley that connects three worlds
Wakhan is a 350-kilometre (217-mile) mountain valley nestled high in the Pamir Mountains in the province of Badakhshan. The width of this rugged strip of land dividing Tajikistan from Pakistan is just ...
News Afghanistan » Badakhshan » Economy: Recent Violence Underscores Problems Facing Afghanistan’s Badakhshan Province
‘There Is Zero Accountability’: India’s ‘Cockroaches’ Question Modi and a Broken System The geographic and social conditions that make Badakhshan difficult for the Taliban to control also make it ...
News Afghanistan » Badakhshan » Economy: Regional Crises Are Dealing a Heavy Blow to Afghanistan’s Fragile Economy
While global attention remains focused on the escalating confrontation between Israel and the United States and Iran, Afghanistan – already one of the world’s most fragile economies – risks becoming ...