Sarikol following the acquisition of Wakhan by Afghans.

Modern history

In 1949, when Mao Zedong completed the Communist takeover of China, the borders were permanently closed, sealing off the 2,000-year-old caravan route and turning the corridor into a cul-de-sac. When the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in December 1979, they occupied Afghanistan's Wakhan

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