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26 July 2014 Superb 78 min. film on Afghan Wakhan by Cédric Houin - see trailer and order here. 18 July 2014 Latest info re access to Afghan Wakhan: - the Ishkashim checkpost is open - the Afghan consulate is still operating in Khorog, visas are available either in 15 min ($100) or in 3 days ($60). 12 July 2014 Pamir Trust publishes first newsletter describing interesting projects in the Bartang valley and the Wakhan - see here. 3 July 2014 - Updated Khorog events - GBAO civil society activists appeal to the President - see here. 21 June 2014 Reports just in confirm that the GBAO permit is now being issued at the Consulates in London, Vienna and Geneva. 21 June 2014 Alexandr Sodikov, a research student, was recently detained in Tajikistan and accused of espionage for an unknown country while he was conducting an interview in Khorog for his academic research on conflict and conflict resolution in Central Asia. Alexandr is working on this project with the University of Toronto and Exeter University in the UK. Despite official reports claiming that he has been released, his whereabouts remain unknown and his family and friends have not heard from him. A petition to the head of Tajik national security service has been initiated on Avaaz, asking for information and requesting his early release. Please use the link here to sign the petition. For more information on the case see here, here and here 18 June 2014 According to Asia-Plus, the British Ambassador has recently been in Khorog "to get acquainted with the situation in the region in order to make recommendations for British tourists." Watch out for news here. 9 June 2014 Another Tajik Nonsense - it seems GBAO permits can now only be obtained in Dushanbe - is this punishment for the recent unrest in Khorog? I am verifying and will update the VISAS section. N.B. UK Consulate announces permits available there again - see here. 3 June 2014 According to Tajik Consulate in UK, tourist visa application no longer needs letter of invitation - see here. 24 May 2014 Jan Bakker has just completed a comprehensive and well-illustrated guidebook Trekking in Tajikistan that will be of great help to all trekkers. It includes a trek in the Afghan Wakhan Corridor. Copies can be ordered on Jan's website: here. 21 May 2014 Roman Droux's 'Crowdfunding' for a small hydroelectric plant for Basid and nearby villages in the Bartang valley has raised CHF 65’415. Many thanks to the donors and congratulations to Roman. For information on the project, see here. 3 April 2014 Wakhan designated by Afghanistan as a National Park - see here and here. 29 October 2013 Tajik NGO publishes critical report on 2012 government military operation in GBAO - see here and here. 29 September 2013 The remote and unspoilt village of Ravmed in the Bartang valley is now accessible by vehicle. Previously, the 18km from Khejez on the banks of the Bartang (between Bhagoo and Rasuj) could only be covered on foot or by donkey. Enjoy the spontaneous hospitality of the wonderful people there. See Trek No. 3 under Central Pamir on the Trekking page and photos here. 29 September 2013 Road improvements under way between Shurobod and Darwaz - also new bridges being built over dangerous rivers normally in flood in early summer - should reduce considerably driving time Dushanbe-Khorog. 4 September 2013 Former hunters set up local nature conservancies - see here. 4 August 2013 Another scam by Tajik border guards - when going through the Kara Kul checkpoint on your way out of the Pamirs to Osh be careful to get back your immigration/landing card from the border guards. Otherwise, it has been reported, their colleagues at the exit checkpoint at Kyzylart will impose a heavy fine because you don't have it. 31 July 2013 Kulma pass from Murghab to China is NOT open for tourists - see here. 24 July 2013 Asia-Plus publishes summary of an independent survey of 2012 events in Khorog by local human rights associations. The report requests the government to review the main human rights violations that were revealed during the survey. See here. 24 July 2013 Anniversary of 2012 events in Khorog - see here. 15 July 2013 Afghanistan Analysts Network publishes fascinating article on the Ismaili community in the Wakhan. See here. 22 June 2013 The Pamirs recognised by UNESCO as a "World Heritage Site"- see here, here and here. 30 May 2013 "Sustainable Livelihoods in a Fragile Environment" - Paper presented to the Shanghai Forum 25 May 2013 - see here. 30 May 2013 "The Tajik Pamirs: historical connections to China" - Paper presented to the University of Fudan, Shanghai 24 May 2013 - see here. 30 May 2013 History of the Sumantash Stone - see here. 16 December 2012 † Yuri Khubonshoyev, pioneer of the Aga Khan Foundation's programme in the Pamirs - See here. 6 December 2012 - 9h Delays at Dushanbe airport - another nonsensical obstacle to tourism in Tajikistan - see here. September 2012 For a summary of events during the unrest in Khorog in July-August 2012 see here and here. March 2012 University of Central Asia publishes English-language selection of "Legends of the Pamirs" - see here. December 2011 Official Tajik Tourism Committee confirms that double-entry visas (essential if you plan to travel from Tajikistan to Afghanistan and back) can be obtained at Dushanbe airport. August 2011 Second edition of Odyssey guidebook TAJIKISTAN AND THE HIGH PAMIRS available from September 2011 - see here
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