Talk:Wakhan Corridor

POV edits by Indian editors
just wanted admins to note that indian editors such as Shovon and the grey editor are adding the disputed tag on this article while removing it from baramulla which is in indian occupied kashmir i will not stop unless this tage is placed is baramulla or removed from here86.151.123.157 (talk) 09:37, 9 November 2008 (UTC)

William M. Connolley is an admin. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&limit=1&username=William+M.+Connolley Thegreyanomaly (talk) 22:28, 9 November 2008 (UTC)


 * I have placed a soft protection on this article. 86.151.123.157, if you want to discuss your complaint on this talk page, please do. I hope we can work out some common ground. Kingturtle (talk) 15:14, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

The image of the Wakhan corridor on the top right corner of this page shows all of Kashmir as belonging to Pakistan. Clearly, this violates Wikipedia's NPOV policy. NPOV should show Indian-administered Kashmir and the part of Kashmir now in Pakistan's control and Gilgit-Baltistan, with the Line of Control clearly demarcated. Wikipedia should not be taking positions on border disputes. Will someone change this image with a more realistic image that is NPOV? Here is one from Wikipedia itself: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilgit-Baltistan#/media/File:Kashmir_Region_November_2019.jpg. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Doctorsundar (talk • contribs) 14:08, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

In Icy Tip of Afghanistan, War Seems Remote
The rules that apply to the rest of Afghanistan are often irrelevant in the Wakhan Corridor, a frigid, finger-shaped stretch of land squeezed between Tajikistan, Pakistan and China that is cut off from the Afghan heartland by the icy ramparts of the Hindu Kush. Here, the one constant of life for most Afghans — war — is as distant as a tropical wind.

From the Soviet invasion to the civil war to the Taliban takeover to the anti-Taliban resistance, the Wakhan has remained largely free of strife. No Taliban show their faces here, nor do American soldiers. Villagers train to be wildlife rangers, not army rangers. The prevalent brand of Islam, Ismailism, is moderate; its spiritual leader, the Aga Khan, is a billionaire society figure in Paris.

Rest of article at

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/28/world/asia/28wakhan.html?ref=world

Good Map of Region

http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2010/10/28/world/asia/28wakhan.html?ref=asia

Photo Slideshow

An Afghan Corridor Cloistered From War

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/10/27/world/asia/20101028WAKHAN.html?ref=asia —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.250.155.34 (talk) 19:42, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Geographical measurements
"The Wakhan Corridor extends in a panhandle in Afghanistan's northeastern Badakhshan province up to the relatively small border with China's Xinjiang province. The corridor is roughly 210 km long (130 miles) long and between 20 km and 60 km wide."
 * Reuters says :

"More than 12,000 people live in the 220-mile corridor, a series of broad valleys and high-altitude plateaus carved by the Panj River. "
 * New York Times says:

"The easternmost 218 kilometers in the Wakhan Corridor follow mountain crests in the Pamirs."
 * International Boundary Study No. 26 (Revised) – September 15, 1983 Afghanistan – U.S.S.R. Boundary says in p. 3:


 * IBS map quotes same 218 kilometers.

I'm inclined to believe IBS is the authoritative source on this one, and NYT simply botched on their article the length of Wakhan corridor simply substituting mi for km. The width is directly not quoted, but by looking the map 20-60 km or 10-40 miles is as good guess as any. Cheers, Rayshade (talk) 22:58, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

Political situation
How was the political situation during the Taliban reign, how is the political situation now? That corridor does not look like the Taliban could have ever had a good grip on the corridor, so that might be interesting. --212.201.78.234 (talk) 22:47, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

External links modified
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Wakhan Corridor and Kashmir
Hi, There is a reference which clearly states that Wakhan corridor borders Jammu and Kashmir's northern border which is currently Pakistan Administered Kashmir/Azad Kashmir. Can you please explain how this is a POV edit? It was actually a part of this article for quite some time before it was removed by a IP a couple of months ago. I don't see why it was not considered POV then. Adamgerber80 (talk) 18:43, 26 December 2017 (UTC)
 * It may have been added recently, but it has never been in the article before. That still doesn't make it right. It is definitely WP:UNDUE and WP:POV as Pakistani-administered Kashmir is not a country.  Mar4d  ( talk ) 19:39, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

Pakistan and the Corridor
From time to time, people have edited the lede to state that the Corridor is in Afghanistan and Pakistan. I respectfully ask that you do not do this; the corridor is entirely in Afghanistan; historically, it was created to separate Russia from British India. The parts of British India that touch the corridor are now Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan. The article recognizes this. Thanks for respecting these known geo-political facts. Paulmlieberman (talk) 16:58, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

According to agreement of 1873,Wakhan corridor is Tri-Anglo territory of Pakistan,Afghanistan and Tajikistan.So Pakistan has legal authority and ownership of Wakhan Corridor. I do not agree with writer of this article who has written this in favour of Afghanistan against facts and figures. I request to Google,do not publish such a article which is not based on facts,but is controversial. I want to tell public that I have edited many time to this article for correction,that Wakhan corridor is tri Anglo territory of Pakistan,Afghanistan and Tajikistan but writer has deleted all that truth based on legal facts. Thank you. Solkarn (talk) 11:55, 4 April 2019 (UTC)

If Solkarn is referring to the agreement between Russia and GB, it specifies that the entire Wakhan corridor is in Afghanistan. If you Google it, you will see that Google says "The Wakhan Corridor is a narrow strip of territory in Afghanistan, that extends to China and separates Tajikistan from Pakistan and Gilgit-Baltistan." So, the corridor separates Pakistan from Tajikistan, but it is not IN Pakistan or Tajikistan. If you have proof that this is not true, feel free to make those statements in the article, with citations that are NPOV. Otherwise, they will be reverted. Paulmlieberman (talk) 16:23, 4 April 2019 (UTC)