Wakhanis living in the shadow of oblivion

For Abdul Majid Deljo life in the  Wakhan corridor is a harsh day-to-day challenge for survival. The inhabitants of this snowcapped peak depend on livestock and agriculture for a living. Communication, health, education, and road infrastructures are almost zero in Wakhan. The mortality rate among Wakhani mothers is high. In this remote area of the high corridor of the Hindu Kush, children do not have proper access to education services and health care. “Our problems will not be resolved unless Wakhan’s new generation become literate,” says Abdul Majid Deljo, an inhabitant of Wakhan.

Two weeks ago, Majid along with a small number of his Wakhani fellows came to the capital Kabul to meet government authorities and discuss with them the challenges they were facing in Wakhan.