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Afghanistan’s Kyrgyz trapped on the ‘roof of the world

8th February, 2018 · admin 2 Comments

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AFP: For centuries, the nomadic Kyrgyz people travelled freely across Central and South Asia, fording rivers and cutting across snow-capped mountains with their herds of livestock. Today they are stuck on the “roof of the world” — caught in Afghanistan’s remote and mountainous Wakhan Corridor with little hope of a way out. Political upheaval and violence in the region has slowly boxed them in. There are no roads, and one by one the nearest borders have closed, condemning the Kyrgyz to a treacherous life. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Central Asia, Everyday Life | Tags: Kyrgyz, Nomads, Wakhan |
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2 thoughts on “Afghanistan’s Kyrgyz trapped on the ‘roof of the world”

  1. Baghlani says:
    February 8, 2018 at 1:28 pm

    Imposed warfares and senseless anarchies would will keep the remote towns and villages as vulnerable as ever before- all thanks to international mega-la-maniacs and the foreign invaders.
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  2. Baghlani says:
    February 8, 2018 at 3:00 pm

    Why don’t you guys, let the comment go through- give me your criteria ????

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