ABSTRACT The story of the Wakhan Corridor begins with imperial rivalry in the 19th century, when the Russian and British empires carved out this narrow strip of land to serve as a buffer, leaving it under Afghan sovereignty but with little practical capacity for integration into state governance. From its very birth, the corridor was … Leggi tutto China’s push to renew joint Wakhan Corridor patrols with Afghanistan in 2025 — security, geopolitics and regional implications