How To Visit Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor (Safety, Visas, Cost)
How to Travel Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor Afghanistan In August 2016 I traveled through Afghanistan as an American for two weeks, backpacking across the beautiful Pamir mountains in the Wakhan Corridor. This is how I did it. DISCLAIMER: The US government warns against travel to Afghanistan. Just because I went, does not mean I think everyone should go. The safety situation changes on a weekly basis, and requires a good deal of research/planning. When I told family & friends I was planning a trip to Afghanistan, they thought I’d lost my mind. Afghanistan, the war-torn Centra Asian (or Middle Eastern, depending on who you ask) country full of terrorists, soldiers, car bombs, predator drones, and IEDs. Why the hell would I want to go there? Afghanistan has been on my bucket list for a few years after I met a fellow traveler and public speaker Shane Dallas who happened to share his experience with me at a travel industry conference. I learned that the vers...