Afghanistan: Trespassers on Their Land: Nomads Displaced by Afghanistan’s Conservation Zones

May 31, 2025 | Manija Mirzaie
Fair Planet
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Kuchi herders of Afghanistan have for centuries lived in harmony with the land, migrating seasonally in search of grazing pastures for their livestock. Today, conservation zones, climate change and Taliban-imposed restrictions are increasingly closing off the routes the Kuchis have followed for centuries, turning custodians of the land into 'trespassers.'