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The Kirghiz and Wakhis are the two important groups inhabiting the Wakhan
Corridor. The Wakhis are an indigenous population living in their permanent
settlements on both sides of the Amu Darya. The Wakhis are of ancient Iranian
stock and ...
The Kirghiz and Wakhis are the two important groups inhabiting the Wakhan
Corridor. The Wakhis are an indigenous population living in their permanent
settlements on both sides of the Amu Darya. The Wakhis are of ancient Iranian
stock and ...
Page 15
The Wakhis are mostly traders and agriculturists. They have very little enterprise
and do not travel much. They are hospitable by nature and quite loveable. Being
devoid of warlike instincts, the secluded situation of their country and its ...
The Wakhis are mostly traders and agriculturists. They have very little enterprise
and do not travel much. They are hospitable by nature and quite loveable. Being
devoid of warlike instincts, the secluded situation of their country and its ...
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Modest estimates put the total number of Kirghiz as 3,000 and Wakhis as 7,000.
After the Marxist coup and eventually with the Soviet military invasion of
Afghanistan, many Kirghiz from the Wakhan area fled to the northern regions of
Pakistan.
Modest estimates put the total number of Kirghiz as 3,000 and Wakhis as 7,000.
After the Marxist coup and eventually with the Soviet military invasion of
Afghanistan, many Kirghiz from the Wakhan area fled to the northern regions of
Pakistan.
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Contents
CHAPTER ONE The Wakhan Corridor | 10 |
CHAPTER TWO Making of the Corridor | 24 |
CHAPTER THREE Afghanistan in the Pamir Knot | 53 |
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