00:00 Located in the extreme northeast of Afghanistan, the Wakhan corridor is bordered by the peaks of the Hindu Kush and culminates at almost five thousand meters above sea level.
01:00 Hindu Kush mountains
17:37 -15 degrees low-quality diesel froze
25:43 The caravan of yaks
29:16 He barters his merchandise for a few head of cattle
34:27 Children have to walk over an hour to get to school
37:59 The only dispensary in the corridor
44:59 This is the end of the corridor, this is the end of the road
Write to Margo Lgz
This forgotten region of Afghanistan is the only one to have been spared. Its inhabitants live there as in the Middle Ages, without running water or electricity, and live mainly from barter. The only road that crosses the corridor is difficult to access, carved into the mountainside, often buried under several meters of snow. A few rare adventurers driving old Russian trucks venture there several times a year to supply the isolated corridor, and exchange basic necessities for sheep and yaks.
Director: Nicolas Cotto
