Does Afghanistan Border China? Yes — Via the Wakhan Corridor
Yes, Afghanistan shares a border with China — but it's extremely short and remote:
- Length: ~76 km (47 mi) — the Wakhan Corridor.
- Location: Northeastern Afghanistan (Badakhshan Province) — a narrow panhandle between Tajikistan (north) and Pakistan (south), ending at China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
- Terrain: High mountains (Pamirs/Hindu Kush), 4,000–5,000 m passes; no roads, no crossings.
- Significance: Geopolitical buffer (created 1893 by UK/Russia); potential future transit (China's Belt & Road).
Afghanistan's other neighbors: Pakistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan.