Avoiding Taliban on Tajikistan's Most Dangerous Road 🇹🇯

[@BackpackerBen]

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[@SteveMack]

Awesome video mate

[@unityistheonlysolution3485]

I absolutely love watching your travels, especially all three of you together going on adventures. The Afghan people are the most strong people in the world, fighting off empire after empire. Afghanistan is known as the place where “Empires Go To Die.” Now only if the American people were United together like the Afghans are, we would have a free country again. Be well Ben, Cat, & Bald! - Jason/Freedom Fighter Until Death/Vermont, FRA (‘FRA’, meaning “The Failed Republic Of America”)

[@mcfly6618]

Little (under under) Freemason. Did you visit the Ill-uminati Taliban Actors? Only sheep's believe this Media !

[@nehrufx]

You've been to birmingham these guys are light work

[@BackpackerBen]

Very true. Nothing compares to brum

[@larsstougaard7097]

Ha ha 😂

[@georgemulford2910]

Savage comment 😂

[@antwhite3899]

You saying that the tai

[@zakimtshali8105]

😂😂

[@Evemeister12]

The roads in Tajikistan look in better condition than the ones in the UK.

[@kieranhudson4938]

Looks like the Taliban have nuked a few of our roads.

[@Suugi1]

I was amazed. They are mint vs Finland.

[@honestdelivery]

Too right!

[@ujjalhussain5248]

They Fukin are

[@nusratbhat825]

Becouse western people think only your country is good

[@lukaellach9264]

Still safer than Birmingham, London or Paris

[@supernovadw]

100% True

[@12NFLtitles]

Or Chicago, NYC, la, etc.

[@R1IY2N]

eh depends on the area

[@frasr]

A few years back I drove the entire pamir highway along the wakhan and up to the highest point at 4655m. Spectacular scenery and super friendly people. I would recommend anyone to visit if you have the opportunity.

[@BackpackerBen]

Well said

[@ottoreitstock2465]

on a bicycle, motorbike or SUV? how many days and km?

[@frasr]

@@ottoreitstock2465 Vauxhall Corsa. It took about 10 days total from Dushanbe to Osh Kyrgyzstan. Not sure about the distance, I'd say about 1500km

[@ottoreitstock2465]

@@frasr Cool) I'd try it on a bike)

[@GhyuRtyu]

That's river Panj Panj means five in Persian The town called Qal'ai Khumb

[@MN-ly9mw]

Thanks. I was looking for the actual name of the city

[@kamiun6279]

What a timing in the morning to upload, this will be a 29:23 long morning sh*t and numb legs thanks.

[@junkdemopros]

I concur!😅

[@cameronmarshall937]

So good how yous both go on the same trips but totally different footage and detail 👍

[@BackpackerBen]

Cheers mate!

[@niv6191]

Incredible stuff Ben, two different worlds from across the border a river separates two different worlds. Please keep up the amazing content, you Bold and Cat are great. Amazing stuff. Regards, Niv and Neha

[@BackpackerBen]

Thanks, will do!

[@НизорМуборккадамов]

Эти границы были проведены англичанами и русскими. Разделили брата от брата, сестры от сестры

[@CiceroXVX]

A border created and imposed on them by people and nations thousands of miles away is what separates them.

[@deirdrenugent1887]

Feckin Taliban... always spoiling the fun 🙄🤣

[@Alias677]

I expected at least something small about Tajikistan (except toilets), but all I can hear: Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Afghanistan...

[@ottoreitstock2465]

Ben Loo expert)

[@anastashkndi3007]

That man has been traumatized.

[@ged999]

Ben, you keep saying Afghan locals, they are also ethnic Tajiks, greater affinity to Tajikistan than Afghanistan, only divided by a border created by Western and Soviet colonial powers. Reason, why this market makes complete sense...

[@kajadolfsen2247]

What "colonial" powers ?. So why do todays Tajikistan not open the borders completely to Afghanistan ?. There is nothing stopping them. They can decide it totally themselves.

[@CiceroXVX]

⁠​⁠@user-km6zv1dj1kAccording to your logic Americans and Brits don’t speak the same language 😂. Persian is spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan in their own accents. Afghan singers constantly collaborate with Tajik singers. Must be difficult to sing and compose together in “two different languages” 😂 You mention the USSR and lost culture but the argument can be made that today Tajikistan and its government are doing more than Iran and Afghanistan to preserve Iranic/Persian culture. I’ve spent my entire life with Afghan Tajiks and I have never heard any mocking. They’re separated brothers and sisters. I’m sorry that seeing Tajiks united scares you so much you spread misinformation. Maybe spend more time focusing on your brothers and sisters in Pakistan?

[@shimazu28]

You see, not only Afghan Tajik, but Afghan Uzbek, Afghan Pashtun and other ethnicities. But overall weight comes to Afghan Pashtuns.

[@mick5997]

Cant beat another vid of backpacker ben, kat & bald, chusty 😆😆

[@richardj.chaparrosr.9810]

Fo Sho‼️👍🏽👌🏽🙂💯💯💯

[@Jaime00008]

I was having a sleepless shitty night, but no longer thanks to the video. Thanks for your fun videos, Ben!

[@BackpackerBen]

You got it

[@Aydin-Adam]

So, you’re saying Ben cured your insomnia and made you fall asleep? 😂

[@zkhan8369]

If you dont invade their country they treat you good

[@LewisM-111]

That 2 hour climb looked brutal, all for a “pile of rubble”. Bald’s laugh in the distance 😂

[@BackpackerBen]

Defo ain’t worth it 💀

[@paveltrips]

@@BackpackerBenthere is a cool soviet airport that you could have drove up to instead of checking out rocks

[@chaosflower4892]

Their roads are better condition than British roads..

[@BackpackerBen]

Mad init

[@Evemeister12]

Far less usage to be fair, so not as much wear and tear.

[@lostupover]

I reckon you've sold me on Tajikistan, looks like an amazing place. These latest lot of videos have been really good mate, keep em coming!

[@Dog0nWheels]

It cracks me up that you guys travel the world wearing Vans 😂

[@BackpackerBen]

King shoes and converse

[@tangfastic7075]

BeardMeats Food is the Vans wearer. I think Ben wears Converse with human Bangladeshi sh1t on.

[@BaldAndBank]

"i'm w 2 ben's that idk what i get myself into" 😎😎😂😂

[@nigelcurtis3421]

Really good to see you adventuring again . Great the way you split up and both do your own content with your own flavour . Two different posts for the price of one ! 👌

[@BackpackerBen]

Cheers pal!

[@phini948]

26:00 3000 Years of History. Mr. Bald: Let's climb it. :D

[@haraldlandwehr3936]

Mr. Backpacker's knowledge of geography is just bad: "Karakum" is the name of the desert, that covers 90 percent of Tadjikistans country, not the name of a city. Stop telling rubbish to the people if you can not do research.

[@BackpackerBen]

Erm no it ain’t it’s the city. Unlucky pal

[@navajyotichetia8968]

You seem to be prequalified to answer two more - what is the meaning of karakoram. What is the meaning of hindukhush

[@ottoreitstock2465]

that`s not a city, that's a small town, it's name is Kalaikhum next to the river Pyandzh (look on Google Maps)

[@tubeWyrme]

Sorry Ben, but your ads are becoming too polished and I may have to stop watching them 🙂

[@benmuk18]

Why did you not mention the random woman in the car 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@BackpackerBen]

Hahaha. Plot twist

[@jasonjones6231]

Did you know there was a lady in the back of the car at the end?

[@АлексейЖуков-м8н]

Ben was wearing lady's local hat "Tubiteika" The man at the bazaar where he bought afgani hats tried to explain but...

[@HaydnG266]

Sorry, was there no explanation that you bought an old woman from the market at the end??

[@Zachodin-c1l]

😂😂

[@michaelclarke6530]

Ben I think we got the picture from like 2mins in your going to AFGHANISTAN how many time do you have to say it 😂😂

[@michaelclarke6530]

Only joking like nice video

[@forgottenrealms6939]

I've watch you and Cat ,Kat ? , for years now and still can't tell if hour a couple! Regardless that's a beautiful woman and you should put in the work to marry that ladie before someone else does! Well done on all your videos !

[@Armstrong84]

I reckon there's a load of drugs being moved around in that market.

[@Cleopatra1233]

Oh man! What a spectacular scenery, that river and mountains. That is the Switzerland of the East. People are nice as well

[@Gurra_Gforce]

Officer Bald leading the British (and Portuguese) troops up the mountain! Are there cold beers waiting?

[@danielribeiro01]

Catarina, tens que trazer esses gajos a Portugal!! 😄 Great work, Ben!

[@richardj.chaparrosr.9810]

Same here...couldn't sleep and It's great to see Ya's 3..love the collaboration with Bald and Bald. Alway's great to see 👀 Kat with you Ben 👋🏽👍🏽👌🏽‼️Be safe...all nighter here😮🤦🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️😉

[@SouthBound180]

they were probably selling guns and drugs at the market

[@finanzferdinand9874]

28:52 .... And Bald decided to morph into a Babushka

[@curiousmind.537]

Your videos are always better when Rapey...I mean Beard, is hanging around.

[@johndewey6358]

Tajikestan is VERY different than the Taliban controlled Afghanistan. Tajikestan is Westernised and people and the scenery are very nice. Fire temple is a Zoroastrian building. Both Tajikestan and northern Afghanistan used to be a part of the Iranian empire.

[@anastashkndi3007]

Yeah this is the problem, they want us to be westernized. { وَلَن تَرۡضَىٰ عَنكَ ٱلۡیَهُودُ وَلَا ٱلنَّصَـٰرَىٰ حَتَّىٰ تَتَّبِعَ مِلَّتَهُمۡۗ قُلۡ إِنَّ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ هُوَ ٱلۡهُدَىٰۗ وَلَىِٕنِ ٱتَّبَعۡتَ أَهۡوَاۤءَهُم بَعۡدَ ٱلَّذِی جَاۤءَكَ مِنَ ٱلۡعِلۡمِ مَا لَكَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَلِیࣲّ وَلَا نَصِیرٍ } [سُورَةُ البَقَرَةِ: ١٢٠]

[@johndewey6358]

@@anastashkndi3007 تاجیکستان غربی است. طالبان باندازه دایناسورها فسیل هستند و جایی در قرن 21 ندارند.

[@abdumalikkarimov2905]

Tajikistan is muslim country ALHAMDULILLAH everything is good in Tajikistan

[@TRICK-OR-TREAT236]

LAST !

[@paveltrips]

I documented all of the Pamir highway to Kyrgyzstan and you mentioned it’s one of the best journey’s, for me it was most brutal. After Kalaikhum the road turns into a nightmare and distance between cities increases.

[@vbrandi7928]

Wow. Great vids. You are exploring areas most do not. Scenery is breathtaking. Enjoying this series immensely - try to stay out of harms way all three of you! We want future contact from the three of you - not jail shots! Stay safe

[@TRICK-OR-TREAT236]

WHILE YOU GUYS ARE IN THE AREA YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT TURKMENISTAN. I GUARANTEE IT WILL SURPRISE THE HELL OUT OF YOU THAT SUCH A WONDERFUL PLACE EXISTS. YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED AND YOU'LL BE IN A PARADISE PRACTICALLY ALL YOU OWN. NO CROWDS THERE. YOU'LL KILL THE VIEWS IF YOU GO TOO. THANK ME LATER.

[@BackpackerBen]

Was considering it as our 2 mates went after the last video. But the lack of English ain’t ideal for me

[@TRICK-OR-TREAT236]

@@BackpackerBen GOOGLE OR IPHONE TRANSLATE

[@BackpackerBen]

Oh I’ve not heard of this before 🤔🤷🏼‍♂️

[@agnebejeryte]

The roads are not dangerous, the drivers are..

[@tommywolfe2706]

"nice little town"? That place was nice! "not even sure if there is a hotel".....there was a building with several stories, not quite a skyscraper, but tall enough that you know business is going on there, that there will be at least 1 hotel. That town makes my small little town in Indiana look like a dump. To be fair, it probably is, but that "nice little town" was clean and the buildings were nice. What a beautiful place!

[@artemiy.lebedev]

4:24 I have a picture with that sign I have served there back in 2018 there is a bridge 🌉 we were guarding 24/7

[@BackpackerBen]

Fair play mate. It’s covered in stickers now 😆 well annoying

[@edwinharbas7597]

Ben and Ben. Best Team ever.

[@GloriaHoulihan]

Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) was a Zoroastrian.

[@TM-1963]

Trust me.. I'd rather see a hole int' ground than hole int' wall 🧐

[@tip358]

Watching this after watching Bald and Bankrupt! It's not beer... It's fruit juice 😂

[@lewislecozannet3887]

Loving this content Ben 👍

[@newsunderfoot]

To drive up the mountain on a road without asphalt, you need to hire a driver with Russian cars, for example: UAZ 4x4, Lada Niva 4x4 or GAZ 4x4.

[@tjfcarty-karensmaximized8697]

Hey Ben.. Did you know that Harald Baldr in his newest video, has got himself a KAT.. and Italian KAT.. looks something like your Kat but Italian... We all like your KAT.. :)

[@Tusk_III]

Loving all this content from South Florida where some of the worst people in the world live. Cheers!!!

[@martygeorgescu4159]

The Tajikistan road is in better condition than most highways in Connecticut.

[@mr_elov]

Бро белую шапку которого ты надел это женская 😂

[@BackpackerBen]

Lol 😆 my bad

[@gus2600]

Great video Ben ! Do the soldiers know about any English football teams ?

[@lol-inc]

The old lady in the back of the car, did you buy it in the Afghan market? 🤣🤣🤣

[@thomasoflaherty3520]

Her.

[@lol-inc]

@@thomasoflaherty3520 it could be a statue or a robot? 🤔😁🤣🤣🤣

[@WonderfulWorld316]

Amazing views! I think we'll play a drinking game this weekend and take a shot every time you said 'Afghanistan' in this video. 😉🙃

[@kaoslsu1405]

RIP

[@WonderfulWorld316]

@@kaoslsu1405 🤣.

[@Andrei_Hristow]

Stay safe Cat, they're used to it 😂 Greetings Mr Bald

[@benmuk18]

Those toilets man 😂 you need good aim

[@BackpackerBen]

Triangle 😂 mental design

[@benmuk18]

Crazy 😅

[@ottoreitstock2465]

Ben Loo)

[@Inonggoyvlog]

Ben I hope you’re going to visit Taiwan with Bald Benjamin🙏🏻

[@heathermartin8932]

That bus stop 💯 Have you got either of the books? (can`t link here due to SB`s policy)

[@roballen7937]

Hi Ben!! Thank you for this Video! Always enjoy seeing you, Kat and Mr. Bald on these wild adventures!! Keep up the good works! Rob Allen and Family in Thailand! 😀😀😀😎👍👍👍😉🌴🐘🐒🐒🐘🌴

[@Seany06]

Seeing you 3 standing overlooking Afghanistan just reminded me of movies like romancing the stone /jewel of the Nile, proper adventures like your about to get up to some madness hehe. Great vids as always and stay safe, that driving was tense indeed 😅

[@alfred1975]

Random babushka appears in the back of the car like a ghost

[@BackpackerBen]

😂

[@warstrategy]

You already been to Afghanistan with mister Bald😂

[@marshalljimduncan]

You should've used your Nord vpn...

[@usmania79]

12:01 the woman in red is beautiful.

[@dehechenka]

The people living in northern Afghanistan are also ethnic Tajiks

[@nicholascampbell3259]

An interesting comment from Backpacker Ben at 5:03 - "here in Tajikistan, we pretty much can do whatever we want". Tajikistan, like Afghanistan, has a very authoritarian regime - although having said that, given a binary choice between staying in Afghanistan and Tajikistan, I know which country I would prefer (spoiler alert: it's not Afghanistan).

[@dfui.]

Kat hanging out with Vorkuta's friend 😂.

[@Sleepy_Joe_]

how often are they going to tell us that they have been in Afghanistan before?

[@SirCarlosMusicBMI]

🎉🎉🎉 Hi 👋🏼 Ben and Kat You know how much I love your channel but I’ve been meaning to tell you something for a while now. I have 100% Faith in Jesus Christ and when you use his name out of text, it kind of insults my beliefs. Maybe you could just use the word “Jeez” instead? I truly appreciate all the travels you do and film for us and will continue to watch. Thank you for everything. Blessings,Carlos ✝️🙏❤️😊🇺🇸

[@SirCarlosMusicBMI]

🎉🎉🎉 Just got to say that my first comment was at the very beginning. But now that I’m at the end I’ve got to thank you for filming such beautiful places. It’s amazing how Just across the river is another world 🌎. And Kat has got to be the BEST travel buddy EVER 👍❗️ Everything was simply beautiful 🤩. Thanks again for everything you do and share. Blessings,Carlos ✝️🙏❤️😊🇺🇸

[@BackpackerBen]

Appreciate it Carlos 😎🫡

[@richardj.chaparrosr.9810]

😮daaaang quite the hike up...👍🏽👌🏽🙂💯👋🏽

[@Georgie-d7u]

Not much happening on a Sunday improving now Ben & Kat dropped part 2 - much love Australia ❤️ ♥️ 🇦🇺

[@timsummers870]

Per the government of Canada's official travel advice website, there's a risk of landmines at the border with Afghanistan, especially on roadside ditches, shoulders, and unmarked trails, the very places you guys went 😅

[@Frank_Nemo]

8:00 The guy on the left is actually Tim K.

[@ElonJusk]

First

[@comosaycomosah]

chyea! new upload stay safe and enjoy my dude! wow Tajikistan is amazing!...gahh lol bald yo you shouldnt have stood on the Zoroastrian temple my guy smh they good peoples lol i know you meant nothing by it but sheesh lol

[@jamesdean4100]

that place where you stayed reminds me a bit of llangollen by the river

[@tangfastic7075]

Used to live in Llangollen. Memories of The Cornmill drinking a beer by the raging River Dee.

[@aram325302]

how does cat support herself lol I know you and bald earn money through videos but she doesn't monetize any of her adventures.

[@natesquestyouknowthatsrigh8269]

Love when all you guys are together ❤

[@Joseph_Stalin132]

If I ever go to Asia I'm going to Tajikistan Душанбе аввал

[@عبدالحميدمبارز-ك6ط]

سلام 🇦🇫🇦🇫

[@deandjakovic54]

You are chasing some Afghans in Tajikistan on some markets and you are so excited to see them across the river. But you were in their country, first hand experiences. That you were still that stoked is funny, because you are taking more about Afghanistan than Tajikistan

[@imsbvs]

Great video, was looking out for this, Mr Bold said the local doctor earns $100 a month, your hotel cost more than 10% of that for just one night - imagine that in the UK ... it's crazy! Another country I shan't be visiting in my lifetime, with you as my eyes and ears I don't need to either!!

[@kat.harris186]

❤❤❤Another amazing adventure 😂😂Y'all b cracking me up 😻was wondering if there's any fish in them there rivers?💕Camel fish😂😂stay safe and much love from Oklahoma 🌩🌪🌬

[@akz247365]

How many times does the T word get said in this video? You lot are obsessed haha ffs 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@juniatapark54]

I wonder if there was a fence along the border in Soviet times? Or perhaps they didn't have to worry about people defecting to Afghanistan.

[@sbjchef]

Lol I love the fact that you three show up in a country then two days later the national government is advising its citizens not to travel to Russia, you need some "E Squadron" on tour merch 🤣

[@danielle2459]

Lovely trip you 3. Thanks for taking us along. I sure wished they would've let you film the Afghanistan 🇦🇫 Market across the "Friendship Bridge" in to Tajikistan. Wow & you all literally went all this far from England 🇬🇧 to film the Afghan market & were unable to even nab a single photo. So very said indeed. Taliban are the devils spawn. 😈 Glad you didn't have any negative interactions in between them however they are NOT kind.

[@MikeNoce]

You and Bald have to get onto Rogan. There are very few people that have been around like y'all that aren't working for an agency and I guarantee that would make for an awesome episode. If you don't I assume you are part of an agency.

[@aliabdullah1457]

Mate you should get a toilet company as a sponsor with the amount of toilets you have reviewed in your time😂

[@kevinhirst757]

Hey Ben, good timing for my 1am supper in the only desert in Canada, Osoyoos B.C. How about vlogs from QUETTA & MELENA, those 2 parts of Spain on the African continent.... Has Kat ever been there? Now to watch your adventure....

[@honestdelivery]

Another awesome video from the Backpacker man!

[@BackpackerBen]

🫡

[@ekoydakoykoy]

Hey Ben! Nice meeting you and bald in Samarkand! I'm the filipino guy! I hope i had hangout with you guys! But next time!

[@Loy-AFG.]

لوی اففانستان

[@harleydaveandson5580]

And you are lucky to being in Afghanistan looking in to the fields with our Soldiers fron ENGLAND AND AMERICA please dont forget this