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AFGHANISTAN Paktya Province District Atlas April 2014 Disclaimers: The designations employed and the presentation of material on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. http://afg.humanitarianresponse.info [email protected] AFGHANISTAN: Paktya Province Reference Map 69°0'0"E 69°30'0"E 70°0'0"E Legend Mohammadagha District ^! Capital Azra Nangarhar District !! Provincial Center Province Sherzad ! District Center District Administrative Boundaries Saydabad District International Wa rd ak Khoshi Pul-e-Alam Province ! District !! Province Khoshi 34°0'0"N 34°0'0"N Distirict Barakibarak Logar ! Transportation Province Alikhel Fata (Jaji) Alikhel ! Primary Road (Jaji) PAKISTAN District Secondary Road Barakibarak Kurram District Agency o Airport p Airfield Lija River/Stream Pul-e-Alam Ahmad Khel District ! Chamkani River/Lake District Charkh ! Chamkani Dand Wa District ! Patan ! Charkh Lija Ahmad Khel Ahmadaba / Laja Mangel District District Dand Wa Sayedkaram ! Patan Kharwar District ! Kharwar District Jajimaydan Janikhel Sayedkaram District Janikhel District / Mirzaka ! District Gardez Musakhel Date Printed: 30 March 2014 08:41 AM District p District Data Source(s): AGCHO, CSO, AIMS, MISTI !! Gardez Schools - Ministry of Education Sabari ° ! Bak Health Facilities - Ministry of Health Sabari District District Musakhel Projection/Datum: Geographic/WGS-84 ! 0 20 Kms Paktya Qalandar Disclaimers: 33°30'0"N 33°30'0"N District Province The designations employed and the presentation of material Qalandar ! Zurmat on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion ! Shawak whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Dehyak District Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, District Shawak ! city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Nadirshahkot Khost District (Matun) Doc Name: Zadran District Paktya_province_reference_map_dd_20140330_A3 ! p Zurmat Khost Feedback: [email protected] District Khost (Matun) Province Mandozayi !! Website: http://afg.humanitarianresponse.info/ Matakhan Zadran District p Shamal Nadirshahkot District District ! ! ! CHINA Shamal Mandozayi Gurbuz UZBEKISTAN TAJIKISTAN District ! TURKMENISTAN Tani ! ! Naka Tani Matakhan Ziruk JAMMU District Spera District District Kabul AND District Spera ^! Naka ! Gurbuz KASHMIR Paktika ! District Sarrawzah Province District ! p Ziruk Sharan PAKISTAN District Urgun Fata District Fata PAKISTAN INDIA 69°0'0"E 69°30'0"E 70°0'0"E 200 km Paktya Province: Ahmadaba District Reference Map 69°20'0"E 69°30'0"E Legend Khudai Lija Ahmad Khel ^! Capital Dad Khail Alikhel ! Afzal Abchakan Kalay 2 / Laja Mangel !! Provincial Center Khail Mohammad Abchakan (Jaji) ! Khail ! Khoshi ! Zazeyan Ali Khail Lahlo ! ! Golo Khail District ! ! ! District District Center Khail Mohabat Hashim District ! Khail Khail Darand ! Wali Village Kalay ! Administrative Boundaries Shegi Gardezkhel ! Qajer International Kalay ! Pul-e-Alam Province Nay District Karay Distirict Pakha ! Nawab Goranda 2 ! Baikary Kalay ! Khail Lewani Transportation !! Jar Nail ! ! Fateh  Ghawa Mullayan 2 ! Tala Logar Kalay Sepest ! Dari Primary Road Cheno Mangi Zowarri Mad Bik (sepec) ! Kholy ! Sar Kalay Khail Province ! Kalay ! Shen ! ! ! Secondary Road Sori Shah Murad Shamshair Tangi Qalay Khail Khail ! ! Kalay Other Road ! Mir Ahmad Seori ! Kotaki ! Khail ! Khawari Sara o Airport Chanki Kalay ! ! Khola 2 ! Wacha p 33°50'0"N 33°50'0"N Airfield Seya Ko Lagara ! ! Sur 2 2 Petaw River/Stream ! Baba River/Lake Woch Kari Shakh ! ! 6" Hospital 5Æ Other health facilities Lewan Kawgan ! 2 Schools Zawara Ghonzan ! ! 2 Sayid 2 Khail (1) ! Sarke Kajeri Doste Said ! ! Khail Toor Maidan Kuz !  ! Achena Darkhi 2 Zarinkhel Ahmadaba ! ! Gula ! Mirzaka District 2 ! Sowi Date Printed: 01 April 2014 04:02 PM Kala Spena  ! 2 ! 2 Mewa Talkhan Kala ! Mamozaee Data Source(s): AGCHO, CSO, AIMS, MISTI Khail Noora Akbar !  ! Khalilan Schools - Ministry of Education 2 Khail Khail ! ! ! ° Salam Health Facilities - Ministry of Health Tatdar Khail (1) Azad Chamjay !  ! Sewai 2 ! Khail Tora Karaiz Khor ! Kala Kala Ramak Wari 2 Gay ! Projection/Datum: Geographic/WGS-84 ! Mamozai ! 2 Zowandai ! Khail ! Woch ! Mado Khash Khail 0 5 km ! Khail ! Æ ! 5 Changi ! Halam Ge Ashpan Kala Paktya ! Disclaimers: 2 The designations employed and the presentation of material 2 Province ! Koz on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion Woch Sajnaik Tari Sayed Sayedkaram Mosa  ! Gharak  Hassan ! 2 Kala whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United ! 2 Karam Karez ! Kala Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, 2 ! Bar Attaye Kherkhel Sayedkaram city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation ! ! Sajnaik Saperi Kala ! of its frontiers or boundaries. !  ! Melan Gardez 2 Khand / Mirzaka Sheikhan Khail District District ! Ghelgay Doc Name: Ghafor ! Khail  Ahmadaba_District ! Pasena 2 Tour Kai  _reference_map_dd_20140401_A3_Landscape ! 2 Kala Shayesta 2 Mohammad Sarwar Sarwar ! Azad Khan Shaikhan Kalay Raiza Kala Kala Guldin Zair Shahgot !  ! God ! Khail Feedback: [email protected] Khail 2 ! Kala ! Gay Kamar Khail !  Mangal 5Æ ! ! ! 2 Website: http://afg.humanitarianresponse.info Kala ! ! Markaz Wolluswaly Cheno Kalgar 2 Kunderkhel ! ! ! Koz Kundar Kalgar ! Khail 2 ! Bagho Æ Durani UZBEKISTAN CHINA Kalay ! 5 Kalay Khushal TAJIKISTAN ! Sara Kala ! Sorkay ! Khail Fazil ! Malang 2 ! Bar Spen Salam TURKMENISTAN Neaste Melan (do ! Kalgar Kala Kalay ! ! Kot Khail (2) Momen ! Meya Abah) Yad Gul ! ! Lewaneyan ! Khail Bar Feroz Khail Khail 2 Lewan ! ! ! Sor Afdzalkhel Khail ! 33°40'0"N 33°40'0"N Samad Kalay Shah Sang JAMMU ! ! ! Æ ! 2 Halam Afzal Æ 5! Khail Guly Hamat ! 2 5 Sera ! ! Khano Kabul AND Khail ! Khail ! Osman Khail Talbe ! ! Khail Mach ^! Kala ! ! ! Khail Arab ! Khail Usmankhel KASHMIR Qala Now Khail Jangi ! Sayid ! ! ! ! Mohammad Char Khail ! Khail Shekh-masur Khail (2) Naray ! !  Bar Kalo Mushke ! Tar  Bateyan 2 ! Raiza Khail  ! 2 ! ! Dowlat ! ! Kalay ! 2 Kalay Kanan Khail Malik Kamran Atam ! Khail Nari Koz Kalo Jalaluddin Neyazi Qala-i Kala Khowja Khail Wachacha 5Æ ! Kalay ! Fadzeli ! Eissa Kalay Kalay !  Khail Koz Feroz ! 2 Khail PAKISTAN Fazil Khail ! 2 Kashmeri Pushta  ! ! Kala 2 ! Rayes Kala  ! 2 2 ! p Bala Dahi INDIA 69°20'0"E 69°30'0"E 200 km Paktya Province: Alikhel (Jaji) District Reference Map 69°30'0"E 69°40'0"E 69°50'0"E ! ! ! ! Naghlak Legend Khak-e-Jabbar Jano Tang Ya Koza Kunj Zera Raga Shegi  Bara ! ^! District  2! Chotara Capital 2 ! ! Sayri Æ ! Chotra ! Azra 5 ! ! !! Akbar Shahi !! Dag Qala 2 Â!  Fateh Khail Provincial Center ! ! 2 Khail 2 Dan Kalay Mullahyan Kharoti Buzergana ! Nangarhar ! Sor Kas Ya Hodkhail Amrowt ! ! Osman (3) Salim 2 District Center ! Khail ! Khail  ! Babari Rasool Province 34°10'0"N 34°10'0"N ! 2 Kharoti Nughlak ! Mossa Khail ! Village Khan Kaswal ! Khoshal (2) ! ! 2 ! Dara Kalay Khail Mohammad Hesarak ! Baghak Administrative Boundaries Harab Khail ! ! Khail District ! Mohammadagha ! Malik International Aldin ! Namdar District ! Azraw 2 Kalay Province Shahin 2 !  Raiza Dadi Pokha 2 Khail ! Khail Distirict Lara ! ! Ghazni Lora ! 5Æ! Gada Shenkai Transportation ! Mena Darki ! Khail Zhawera ! Primary Road 5Æ Sangi Baran Azra ! Wach Secondary Road Kamarki Ya Logar Kasona District Pushtara ! Lagar Shaikhan ! Khola ! Other Road Province ! Rani o Airport ! Sherzad District p Airfield Dokan Hai River/Stream Gomran ! Spain Jamaht ! River/Lake  2 6" Hospital  Albikhel 2 5Æ Other health facilities ! Ghor Dery Dor Mela ! Zamankhel ! Goza ! Khole 2 Schools ! Jaye 2 Kalay Ghafur Mana ! 2 Alikhel ! ! Tangay Dery Kharoti ! Hassan  (Jaji) Rata ! Khola  2 ! Lagar 2 (1) ! ! Sor Kumaki Saperi District Ahmad Khail  Khoshi Sra Kala Tangi ! ! (1) 2 ! Sowi Hamza Bar Mir Sergal Godar ! ! Spen Ghar ! Shaikhmeran ! Khail Baidawat Khail !! ! Sapeloni !  Astar !   ! District ! 2 2  2 Sar Gul 34°0'0"N 34°0'0"N Sepalwalay Ghynana Showi 2 ! Gul Tabay ! ! ! Khar Ghondi Date Printed: 01 April 2014 04:02 PM Roqeyan Paitla ! Seray Tangay ! Mir Kas Gharashte ! ! Shatal ! Koz Baidawat !   Kotkay   ! Kashnakay Awpakhte ! 2  2 ! Data Source(s): AGCHO, CSO, AIMS, MISTI 2 2 ! ! ! 2 Zadrano Kata Mena Khail ! ! Reyasat Cherg Mullah Koz Ali Kalay Æ Schools - Ministry of Education Sang ! Kaskai 5 Fateh ! Taray Sangi Sharif ° Tabay Ghanzi ! Health Facilities - Ministry of Health ! Fadzeli ! Kalay Ali Kota Ghunjay Ahmad ! Kalay Tana ! ! Bai Dala Tana Shair Tari ! ! Ahmadkhel Khail Lar !5Æ ! ! Kota Miri Khail Khowanze ! Lewani 2 2 Projection/Datum: Geographic/WGS-84 Qasim Khail Hotake ! ! ! Khail ! Bayat ! Alikhel Khara Shah Sarwani Ali Khail 0 5 10 km ! Khail Sor Surkay ! Tiga Mohammad Khail PAKISTAN Zenak ! ! (Jaji) Hulya ! ! ! Sarang Kalay Bara Markaz !  ! 2 ! Ali Khail 2 Shega Wollouswaly ! Sufla Fata 2 ! ! Kurram Disclaimers: Koza Shega Satya ! ! 2  Dara " 2 ! 2 The designations employed and the presentation of material 2 ! Bar Manj 6 Agency ! Mahram on this map do not imply the expression of any opinion Mouje 2 Kotage Kotkay ! ! Kalay Koz Zoki !  2 whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United ! 2 Ashkawa Kotagi ! Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, Paktya ! Khermana ! 2 Bar Khar
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    View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Calhoun, Institutional Archive of the Naval Postgraduate School Calhoun: The NPS Institutional Archive Center on Contemporary Conflict Center for Contemporary Conflict (CCC) Publications 2016 Afridi Tribe Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School http://hdl.handle.net/10945/49867 Program for Culture and Conflict Studies AFRIDI TRIBE The Program for Culture & Conflict Studies Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA Material contained herein is made available for the purpose of peer review and discussion and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Navy or the Department of Defense. PRIMARY LOCATION Khyber Agency, Peshawar District MAJOR TOWNS The headquarters for the Political Agent is in Peshawar, but Assistant Political Agents may be found in Bara, Jamrud, and Landi Kotal. There is also a government presence (Customs house) at Torkham on the Durand Line. TERRAIN AND CLIMATE TERRAIN FATA is situated between the latitudes of 31° and 35° North, and the longitudes of 69° 15' and 71° 50' East, stretching for maximum length of approximately 450 kilometers and spanning more than 250 kilometers at its widest point. Spread over a reported area of 27,220 square kilometers, it is bounded on the north by the district of Lower Dir in the NWFP, and on the east by the NWFP districts of Bannu, Charsadda, Dera Ismail Khan, Karak, Kohat, Lakki Marwat, Malakand, Nowshera and Peshawar. On the south-east, FATA joins the district of Dera Ghazi Khan in the Punjab province, while the Musa Khel and Zhob districts of Balochistan are situated to the south.
  • The Kingdom of Afghanistan: a Historical Sketch George Passman Tate

    The Kingdom of Afghanistan: a Historical Sketch George Passman Tate

    University of Nebraska Omaha DigitalCommons@UNO Books in English Digitized Books 1-1-1911 The kingdom of Afghanistan: a historical sketch George Passman Tate Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/afghanuno Part of the History Commons, and the International and Area Studies Commons Recommended Citation Tate, George Passman The kingdom of Afghanistan: a historical sketch, with an introductory note by Sir Henry Mortimer Durand. Bombay: "Times of India" Offices, 1911. 224 p., maps This Monograph is brought to you for free and open access by the Digitized Books at DigitalCommons@UNO. It has been accepted for inclusion in Books in English by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UNO. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Tate, G,P. The kfn&ean sf Af&mistan, DATE DUE I Mil 7 (7'8 DEDICATED, BY PERMISSION, HIS EXCELLENCY BARON HARDINGE OF PENSHURST. VICEROY AND GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDIA, .a- . (/. BY m HIS OBEDIENT, SERVANT THE AUTHOR. il.IEmtev 01 the Asiniic Society, Be?zg-nl, S?~rueyof I~din. dafhor of 'I Seisinqz : A Menzoir on the FJisio~y,Topo~rcrphj~, A7zliquiiies, (112d Peo$Ie of the Cozi?zt~y''; The F/.o?zlic7,.~ of Baluchisia'nn : Travels on ihe Border.? of Pe~szk n?zd Akhnnistnn " ; " ICalnf : A lMe??zoir on t7ze Cozl7~try and Fnrrzily of the Ahntadsai Khn7zs of Iinlnt" ; 4 ec. \ViTkI AN INrPR<dl>kJCTOl2Y NO'FE PRINTED BY BENNETT COLEMAN & Co., Xc. PUBLISHED AT THE " TIMES OF INDIA" OFFTCES, BOMBAY & C.1LCUTT-4, LONDON AGENCY : gg, SI-IOE LANE, E.C.