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25 days in Wakhan corridor/little Pamir, May-June 2019 (report/guide)

Last post by markk « Wed Jul 22, 2026 3:31 am
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by anar1 » Tue Jun 25, 2019 8:51 am

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Hey - we're two Kiwi/Aussie travellers (21 year old girl/23 year old guy) who just got back from 25 days in the Wakhan corridor in early June, and...

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Thank you! Unfortunately the website link is broken, but I look forward to reading when it's back.

We also had Ibrahim as a guide - the one and...

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Last post by markk
Wed Jul 22, 2026 3:31 am
Afghanistan travel buddy

Last post by dina.lowe « Sun Jul 12, 2026 1:09 pm

by dina.lowe » Sun Jul 12, 2026 1:09 pm

Hi! I’m a solo female traveller looking to pair up with someone to travel through Afghanistan. Hoping to cross at Shir Khan the week of July 20 but...

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Last post by dina.lowe
Sun Jul 12, 2026 1:09 pm
Border between Afghanistan & Turkmenistan: Torghundi - Serkhetabat

Last post by sebhoff « Sun Apr 05, 2026 3:50 pm
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by wanderlust2 » Tue May 14, 2019 1:06 am
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Hi all,
I am planning to visit Afghanistan this summer. And IF all falls in place (there are currently a lot of very big if s), I'd like to enter...

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I crossed the border on 30 March. We left Herat shortly after 7am, and it takes a little more than 1.5 hours. The road is good, and it is a scenic...
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Last post by sebhoff
Sun Apr 05, 2026 3:50 pm
Cycling in Afghanistan Q&A

Last post by guiamadruga « Mon Mar 23, 2026 2:36 pm
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by todd » Tue Feb 14, 2017 2:59 pm

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Hi...

Just signed up because I'm curious about this: is it considered very stupid to cycle in Afghanistan, e.g. from Termiz/Hairitan to...

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Watch this guy @MaxRoving on YouTube and you'll get answers.

StephParis I just watched this guy and read his article ( and helped me a lot with...

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Last post by guiamadruga
Mon Mar 23, 2026 2:36 pm
Buzkashi in Afghanistan

Last post by Cyrusthegreat « Wed Feb 11, 2026 8:39 am

by Cyrusthegreat » Wed Feb 11, 2026 8:39 am

Now that tourism in Afghanistan is getting a tiny bit more common, I was wondering if we could collate info on here re buzkashi games and tournaments...

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Last post by Cyrusthegreat
Wed Feb 11, 2026 8:39 am
ATMs in Kabul and Mazar

Last post by OWNER « Tue Feb 03, 2026 5:49 am
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by Bababau » Mon Feb 02, 2026 6:36 pm

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Hi all
I don't understand if the limit of 500$ is only when you exit through land borders or also when you enter .
Anyway i where can i found ATMs...

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...From what I have read, the only border where it is consistently checked is Shir Khan...

In my case, it was the other way around. I was trying...

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Last post by OWNER
Tue Feb 03, 2026 5:49 am
Crossing-over Afghanistan from Pakistan to Uzbekistan

Last post by sebhoff « Tue Jan 27, 2026 12:35 pm
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by chungkingmansion » Tue Jan 27, 2026 7:09 am

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Hello

Actually in Pakistan.
Torkham land border seems still closed ( but no clear information )
The only option seems Kam airlines flights from...

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Yes, Torkham is still closed.

There's quite a lot of information here:
There are also some FB groups, including:

ATE (Afghanistan Travel...

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Last post by sebhoff
Tue Jan 27, 2026 12:35 pm
Afghanistan Guide Recommendation

Last post by sunclaude « Fri Jan 09, 2026 6:31 pm
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by knghtandyk » Tue Oct 22, 2024 8:51 am
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I recently returned from a 15 day trip in Afghanistan (absolutely amazing!). The trip covered Kunduz, Mazar, Samangon, the Solang Pass, Bamyan,...

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Hello. Guys. I was considering entering Afghanistan with own car. How to find a Local Guide who can help with documents and could guide me from Iran...
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Last post by sunclaude
Fri Jan 09, 2026 6:31 pm
Wakhan on Motorcycles, Oct 2025

Last post by leFlint « Tue Dec 16, 2025 10:36 am
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by IronChris » Fri Oct 10, 2025 4:05 am

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Peace dear community,
My wife and me are currently in Mazar i Sharif and want to go on our motorcycles into the Wakhan region.
We are slow and don't...

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Hey man

I will cross the border to Mazar i Sharif later today, solo traveler in a Mitsubishi Delica
I wish to do the Wakhan corridor but i'm a bit...

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Last post by leFlint
Tue Dec 16, 2025 10:36 am
Afghanistan travel permits Q&A

Last post by beruoist « Sun Dec 07, 2025 10:57 pm
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by jayjay » Mon Mar 11, 2024 1:56 pm
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is there any way, to get the travel permits for the provinces, in advance? before arrival?

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If we are entering from Uzbekistan,can we apply for the permits at Termez in embassy or we have to get it in Kabul ?
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Last post by beruoist
Sun Dec 07, 2025 10:57 pm
Leaving Afghanistan via a land border - currency restriction

Last post by LindaR « Wed Oct 29, 2025 10:01 pm

by LindaR » Wed Oct 29, 2025 10:01 pm

We have recently returned from a 7 day tour of Afghanistan. We left via the land border - Uzbekistan, and were asked how much currency we had. You...

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Last post by LindaR
Wed Oct 29, 2025 10:01 pm
Female solo travelers in Afghanistan?

Last post by Cyrusthegreat « Wed Oct 08, 2025 8:42 pm
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by yaz42 » Sun Oct 05, 2025 3:25 pm

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Hello!

Any female solo travelers been to Afghanistan recently? Were there any complications you ran into or anything you wish you had known in...

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Itchy Boots has recently travelled through Afghanistan solo on her motorbike, check out her Youtube Channel.

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Last post by Cyrusthegreat
Wed Oct 08, 2025 8:42 pm
Which Afghan Borders open?

Last post by Hitchhikern « Wed Aug 06, 2025 9:17 pm
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by The_Horse » Sun Jun 26, 2022 10:59 am
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I'm looking to enter Afghanistan (because I'm a selfish sociopath accordingto Stephen77 lol). The Pakistan border is open, so I'll be crossing from...

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I crossed into afghanistan in mid July 2025 from torkham, no problems what so ever, though pakistan police wouldn't let me go to border by myself...
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Last post by Hitchhikern
Wed Aug 06, 2025 9:17 pm
Local guides and tour companies survival?

Last post by LittlePamiri « Tue Jul 29, 2025 9:14 am
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by LittlePamiri » Tue Jul 22, 2025 6:14 pm

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Hello all, I'm an Afghan from Shir Khan, right on the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border, and I love trekking the Hindu Kush and the Pamir. I've traveled...

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I agree with you, for some foreign companies, it's just plain robbery. Although there are decent foreign companies out there that do pay their Afghan...

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Last post by LittlePamiri
Tue Jul 29, 2025 9:14 am
Recent Americans in Afghanistan?

Last post by Duncan Wilson « Sun Jul 20, 2025 2:01 pm
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by briannn » Sat Apr 12, 2025 10:26 am

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Have any American recently transitted or explored the country? Somewhat sold talking to a guide recommended here on Caravanistan. I do think I've...

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Hi all,

I've recently read that the Uzbekistan is not allowing foreign passport holders to enter Uzbekistan. Can anyone confirm if that is the...

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Last post by Duncan Wilson
Sun Jul 20, 2025 2:01 pm
Wakhan Corridor trip (2018, Solo female traveler)

Last post by BrianCarver « Fri Jul 18, 2025 1:04 pm
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by girlgonetolive » Sat Jan 26, 2019 10:28 am

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I deleted this post due to privacy. If you want to see it you can contact me via www.marshajean.com

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Thank you very much for this report! Very useful!

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Last post by BrianCarver
Fri Jul 18, 2025 1:04 pm
Wakhan Corridor and Mt Noshaq trip report 2025

Last post by Lagerfeld « Thu Jul 17, 2025 7:53 am
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by Katharine_1993 » Fri Jun 21, 2019 5:19 am

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Hey - I am just back from a trip in the Wakhan Corridor in Afghanistan and thought I would share some things I found helpful.

Firstly - I would...

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Sounds like a great trip. I’m looking to do it in August. Do you have the details of Nayab Shah ?
Hi, Gooch, I've the same question. Pls. let me...

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Last post by Lagerfeld
Thu Jul 17, 2025 7:53 am
US Dollar or Euro in Afghanistan?

Last post by mazeno « Wed May 21, 2025 10:18 pm
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by Paola Viajera » Sat Mar 23, 2024 12:00 pm
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hi there,

how is the actual situation for changing cash in Afghanistan? Is bringing Euro sufficient or do they want Dollars?
Thanks

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embassy is not answering
btw
there are two kinds of afghan embassies
embassy of afghanistan (can do nothing)
embassy of islamic republic of...
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Last post by mazeno
Wed May 21, 2025 10:18 pm
Current travel/safety conditions in Afghanistan

Last post by mazeno « Tue May 13, 2025 8:02 pm
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by disparate » Thu Sep 29, 2016 3:34 am
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Hey folks!

I've been dreaming of travelling to Central Asia for three years now, and I'm finally doing it, I fly to Bishkek on Sunday....

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taliban impose strict limits on dollar transfers
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Last post by mazeno
Tue May 13, 2025 8:02 pm
Travel permit?

Last post by trolik « Thu Mar 13, 2025 7:08 pm
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by trolik » Tue Mar 11, 2025 6:39 pm

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Robert Czerucki is currently posting videos about his travel to Afghanistan. He mentions a problem at the border because he didn't have a travel...

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Yes, motorike. Now all clear, thx

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Last post by trolik
Thu Mar 13, 2025 7:08 pm
Ishkashem to Kabul possibilities

Last post by Roadtophnompenh « Tue Oct 22, 2024 2:57 pm
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by CamaronDeLaIsla » Thu Jul 18, 2024 10:59 am

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Hellouuuu!!!!

I just created this account because I am really at a loss with finding information about Ishkashem.
I will be doing the Pamir Highway...

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I KN know he is doing a lot with a drone,folowing him since 2021 when he left germany, i left belgium in august 22 and did go through a lot of places...

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Last post by Roadtophnompenh
Tue Oct 22, 2024 2:57 pm
Future of traveling and tourism in Afghanistan

Last post by bzk « Tue Sep 03, 2024 8:00 pm

by bzk » Tue Sep 03, 2024 8:00 pm

Hi,

I was planning to go to Afghanistan next year. I was planning. A few days ago the Taliban introduced a draconian law Law on the Promotion of...

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Last post by bzk
Tue Sep 03, 2024 8:00 pm
Overlanders where do you sleep

Last post by OWNER « Wed Aug 28, 2024 2:58 am
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by Paola Viajera » Tue Aug 27, 2024 3:40 pm

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Self driving Overlanders, where do you park your car safely overnight, any recommendations? IOverlander isn't very helpful in Afghanistan.

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Self driving Overlanders, where do you park your car safely overnight, any recommendations? IOverlander isn't very helpful in Afghanistan.

I don't...

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Last post by OWNER
Wed Aug 28, 2024 2:58 am
Afghan Wakhan post-Taliban takeover

Last post by The Dane « Thu Aug 08, 2024 5:23 pm
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by ventureforthphoto » Thu Aug 25, 2022 11:00 am

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I have been in contact with my Wakhi guide from the trip I took in 2018, Ibrahim Hamdard.

He says that tourists are finally starting to trickle...

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Seems like the image was lost?

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Last post by The Dane
Thu Aug 08, 2024 5:23 pm
Wakhan Corridor reported closed [July 2024]

Last post by Katinka « Mon Jul 22, 2024 12:44 pm
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by steven » Mon Jul 22, 2024 7:20 am

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I got this via email:

Travelers planning to visit the Wakhan Corridor: police closed the area today (July 21) and all tourists must leave. Vehicles...

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Hello! :)

Thank you for the information!
Was the closing also on the side of Tajikistan?

Greetings!

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Mon Jul 22, 2024 12:44 pm

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