This page presents publications about AFGHANISTAN or mentioning this country. If Pamirs of other countries are additonnaly mentioned in a publication, it will also be shown on the page of the corresponding country (ies).
Taliban-samtaler i Oslo
Vestlige land må samarbeide med Taliban til tross for deres hatefulle og voldelige ideologi. Akkurat nå er Taliban nøkkelen, dersom…
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Western countries need to coordinate with Taliban, regardless what their ideology of hatred and violence inspire them. For the time…
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Afghan Wakhan corridor: no Taliban violences but fragile survival and worries for the future
On December 13, 2021, we had a conversation with an Afghan citizen living in the middle of the Wakhan corridor.…
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Rowrung primary school in Afghan Wakhan needs help
Asad Wakhi, an Afghan young man, introduced to Pamir Institute a project about a primary school, 1 to 3 level. It…
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Hard time for Pamiri guide/translators and fixers in the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan.
In Europe, it is heard about foreign army translators, sport people, especially sport women, musicians, dancers, etc. being under threats…
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Régis Genté: “Central Asia is not an Islamist powder keg nor a radicalizing space.”
Almost two months ago, all of Afghanistan fell under the control of the Taliban, including remote areas where they never…
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‘How can a soldier overnight become a Taliban ?’
The fall of Wakhan: part one This article is first part of a series based on conversations with the people…
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Shugnan’s Women Condition under Taliban Regime
This is a local testimony coming from a region being ignored by regular media. In upper northeastern Afghanistan, Shugnan has…
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Taliban extortions and suicide attackers settlement in Ishkashim and in Wakhan corridor
According to a resident witness, Taliban live detrimentally to the poor Tajik populations of Ishkashim and of the Afghan Wakhan…
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Afghan Wakhan livelihood. The road to hell
Life has always been very difficult in Wakhan. It is one of the poorest regions of Afghanistan, one of the…
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With closed borders, the Afghan Wahan has, now, to rely on Tajik citizens solidarity for phone & internet
Afghan Wakhan is the corridor stretching between the town of Ishkashim (Afghanistan) and Chinese border. It has no public infrastructure such as hospital, actual car road and phone network. However,…
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How a poor region of Afghanistan sinks into famine under Taliban rule
This is an outstanding but highly alarming direct testimony from an altitude remote and forgotten Afghan region. Far away from…
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Portraits, Wakhi in relation with other people of their areas
The origin of the less than 100,000 Wakhi people is Wakhan corridor from where they emigrated but also where they,…
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How past and present religions built a tradition palimpsest in a high valley of northern Pakistan
Chapursan Valley, Pakistan, between Hindu Kush, Pamir and Karakoram ranges is mostly inhabited by Wakhi people, a small minority living…
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Wakhi people and Pamir life ex-libris
In this Ex-Libris are some selected readings about history, traditions, religion, way of life and geographical locations of Wakhi people…
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The Great Game: Anglo-Russian encounter at the borders of Pamir, Hindu Kush and Karakoram
The last act of the “Great Game” or “Большая Игра” (Bolshaya Igra), was played where the Tsarist Empire, the British…
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