https://www.scmp.com/rss/327035/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com “I ’m just crossing over to get a picture!” Tomas, a Czech Instagramer, proclaims as he forces me to take his photo at the Afghan border. He’s one of hundreds of Westerners who will cross the remote Ishkashim border, separating Tajikistan and Afghanistan, this summer in search of adventure, untamed wilderness – and selfies. Ishkashim is a small district in Afghanistan’s far northeast Badakhshan province that serves as the gateway to the famed Wakhan Valley – home to some of the world’s most... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/society/article/2154951/where-instagramers-and-taliban-play-afghanistan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/society/article/2154951/where-instagramers-and-taliban-play-afghanistan?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Jul 2018 02:30:37 +0000 As spring breathes fresh life into Mongolia, hopes that its capital Ulan Bator could soon be the stage for a different kind of thaw are melting fast. And for neutral observers in the country that had been nursing ambitions of becoming the ‘Switzerland of Asia’, it’s hard not to share Mongolians’ sense of missed opportunity. Until recently, speculation that the capital could host the upcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had been raising eyebrows... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/geopolitics/article/2144777/trump-kim-mongolia-dream-fades-switzerland-asia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/geopolitics/article/2144777/trump-kim-mongolia-dream-fades-switzerland-asia?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 06 May 2018 02:00:58 +0000