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The Afghanistan–China border is a 92-kilometre-long (57 mi) [1] boundary between Afghanistan and China, beginning at the tripoint of both countries with the Pakistan's federally administered territory of Gilgit-Baltistan, following the watershed along the Mustagh Range, and ending at the tripoint with Tajikistan.
The easternmost pass, as indicated above, is the Wakhjir Pass, which connects to China and is the only border connection between that country and Afghanistan. The corridor is higher in the east than in the west; (the Wakhjir Pass is 4,923 m (16,152 ft) in elevation) and descends to about 3,037 m (9,964 ft) at Ishkashim. [12]
In response, China has intensified security on its border, reportedly engaging in joint patrols with Afghan forces and building a base in Badakhshan province, while also launching the Quadrilateral Coordination and Cooperation Mechanism (QCCM) with Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan.
The Taliban government's new ambassador to China arrived in Beijing on Friday — the first time Afghanistan's rulers have officially sent an ambassador to another country since returning to power ...
With a difference of 3.5 hours, the Afghanistan–China border has the sharpest official change of clocks of any international frontier (UTC+4:30 in Afghanistan to UTC+8, in China). [4] China refers to the pass as South Wakhjir Pass (Chinese: 南瓦根基达坂), as there is a northern pass on the Chinese side. [3]
How the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan affects our relationship with the Chinese, Skip to main content. Finance. 24/7 help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...
This will add to list of existing 20 to 30 flights leaving Afghanistan daily, increasing revenues, says Taliban aviation ministry spokesperson
This line is part of the proposed railway route. The section between Khaf and Ghurian (Afghanistan) was inaugurated in 2020. [4] A railway link between Afghanistan's northern border town of Hairatan and southern Uzbekistan opened in 2011, but has only been used incidentally for trains originating from China. [3] [6]