Wakhan, a narrow elongated geographical terrain (approx 16-64 Km wide) connects it with China in the East, while wedging Pakistan's direct ground link with Tajikistan towards its north.

Wakhan is part of Afghan territory ... relatively small border with China’s Xinjiang province. It also separates Tajikistan from Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region. The spokesperson added ...

With no doctors or medicine, most people in Wakhan treat illnesses with mystical treatments or use opium, delivered by traders. Addiction has soared in recent years. Both the Wakhi and the Kyrgyz ...