The Pamir – Roof of the World

The Pamir - Roof of the World

The Pamir Highway from Khorog to Osh was built by Soviet military engineers between 1931 and 1934, in order to facilitate troops, transport and provisioning to this very remote outpost of the Soviet empire. Being a major drug-smuggling artery, the road has several border-guard checkpoints, where you will have to register. Our path led more than 500 kilometers along the Afghan border.

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