Afghanistan–Tajikistan border

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The Afghanistan–Tajikistan border is a mountainous, riverine frontier in Central Asia that separates northern Afghanistan from southern Tajikistan and includes the remote Wakhan Corridor region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country border
international border
adjacentTo Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
linked to: Badakhshan

Khatlon Region
Sughd Region
characteristic remote
sparsely populated
climate high-altitude continental
continent Asia
countryOnSide1 Afghanistan
countryOnSide2 Tajikistan
crossingType bridge crossing
road border crossing
demarcationBasis Amu Darya thalweg
Panj River thalweg
establishedDuring Soviet era
followsRiver Amu Darya
Panj River
geopoliticalSignificance forms part of the northern boundary of Afghanistan
forms part of the southern boundary of Tajikistan
highestSection Wakhan–Pamir area
historicalPrecursor border between Afghanistan and the Russian Empire
includesRegion Wakhan Corridor
length approximately 1357 kilometres
approximately 843 miles
locatedIn Hindu Kush region
linked to: Hindu Kush

Pamir Mountains
monitoredBy Russian border forces (historically)
Tajik border guards
notableCrossing Friendship Bridge at Panji Poyon–Sher Khan Bandar
Ishkashim border crossing
Tem–Demogan bridge
partOf Afghanistan–Tajikistan relations
passesThrough Badakhshan Province
Balkh Province
Kunduz Province
Takhar Province
region Central Asia
securityIssue drug trafficking
illegal migration
smuggling
separates northern Afghanistan
southern Tajikistan
successorStateSide2 Republic of Tajikistan
linked to: Tajikistan

Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic
terrain mountainous
riverine
usedFor local cross-border movement
regional trade

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Wakhan Corridor borderFeature Afghanistan–Tajikistan border
Afghan Border Police jurisdiction Afghanistan–Tajikistan border
Wakhan River mouthRegion Afghan–Tajik border area
linked to: Afghanistan–Tajikistan border