Although sparsely populated , Yasin was of strategic importance because it leads to a high mountain pass , to Yarkhun in Chitral , and then to Broghol Pass , the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan , and into Tajikistan .
Although not highly or densely populated , Yasin was of strategic importance because it leads to a high mountain pass , to Yarkhun in Chitral , and then to Broghol Pass , the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan , and into Tajikistan .