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Attached pic of the 'Rupos' (Rubos?) along with one of the Hindu Kush for your enjoyment.
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Thx for the info. In the meantime I got confirmation from my afghan connection that it is indeed necessary if you want to travel on your own vehicle, he also said it was 100usd per vehicle but he doesn't know about motorcycles, so we will indeed ask before applying/paying everything... ;-)
Would be a bummer not to do it, but then it's not exactly cheap for just a few days riding...
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Short update: not only does the Rupos cost $200 from the consulate but you also need to pay an additional $100 custom duty fee at the border. This has been confirmed.

Below is a copy of Jon's Rupos which may make translation easier for UK based vehicles.

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Djeeee... they don't want anybody coming in or what???
I am seriously reconsidering this... not willing to pay 600€ for just a week with our two bikes in the Wakhan...
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Attached pic of the 'Rupos' (Rubos?) along with one of the Hindu Kush for your enjoyment.
I will gladly pay 1000 usd.
That is same as 2 hours in a titty bar. Steak and lobster for 4 at the Palm in NYC,, din din for two at Maxims in Paris,,, 50 masssages in Bangkok,, getting kicked off Easy Jet !
Or get run over by a Paki trucker.

Only once in a life time or two,,,,
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I will gladly pay 1000 usd.
That is same as 2 hours in a titty bar. Steak and lobster for 4 at the Palm in NYC,, din din for two at Maxims in Paris,,, 50 masssages in Bangkok,, getting kicked off Easy Jet !
Or get run over by a Paki trucker.

Only once in a life time or two,,,,
That is all very well but we could do nothing on the border. It was no longer a question of money. We couldn't get in because we didn't have it and you can only get a double entry for Tajikistan therefore effectively stuck.

The post was put up to ensure anyone going through the Ishkashim border was aware of the situation this season. It was our experience at the time and I'm sure this will change again next year.

If you want to drop $1000 for shit you posted above then that is fine, I would rather spend it elsewhere!

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That is all very well but we could do nothing on the border. It was no longer a question of money. We couldn't get in because we didn't have it and you can only get a double entry for Tajikistan therefore effectively stuck.

The post was put up to ensure anyone going through the Ishkashim border was aware of the situation this season. It was our experience at the time and I'm sure this will change again next year.

If you want to drop $1000 for shit you posted above then that is fine, I would rather spend it elsewhere!

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hi! im driving a jeep from spain, now in dushanbe and planning on crossing on other borther than iskashim since i already pass that area, ill go on wednesday to the embassy in dushanbe and ask for the right info, if i understood correctly, you have to pay 200 on the embassy and 100 at the border? sorry if you are tired of talking about this... also, im trying to go to iran from afganistan, did you have any recent info on the situation in the country?

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