On October 4, 2026, Afghanistan opened a 121-kilometer road through the Wakhan Corridor, linking the Broghil area of Badakhshan to the Chinese border. Built at a reported cost of approximately 365 million Afghanis, the road remains largely gravel and does not yet constitute a fully operational international trade corridor. Yet its strategic significance extends well … Continue reading Wakhan: The New Geography of U.S.–China Competition in Afghanistan