Afghanistan, Afridis, Khyber Pass Schoedsack cm9
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Afghanistan, Afridis, Khyber Pass Schoedsack cm9 Oriental Rug Review/Asian Trade is pleased to offer an original article from Asia Magazine : "The Afridis make their Own Rifles," Photographs by Ernest B. Schoedsack . This is an original article from "Asia Magazine", Feb., 1935, 4 pp. (loose), 6 Illustrations, 7" x 10" (Image Area). About the Subject and/or Author The Khyber Pass, (altitude: 1,070 m or 3,510 ft) is a mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a strategic military location. The summit of the Khyber Pass is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) inside Pakistan at Landi Kotal and it cuts through the northeastern part of the Safed Koh mountains which themselves are a far southeastern extension of the Hindu Kush range. To the north of the Khyber Pass lies the country of the Mullagori tribe. To the south is Afridi Tirah, while the inhabitants of villages in the Pass itself are Afridi clansmen. Throughout the centuries the Pashtun clans, particularly the Afridis and the Afghan Shinwaris, have regarded the Pass as their own preserve and have levied a toll on travellers for safe conduct. Since this has long been their main source of income, resistance to challenges to the Shinwaris' authority has often been fierce. For strategic reasons,
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