A man of letters and the sword, a literary figure and a true symbol of the Afghan code of life, Pashtoonwali, Mohammad Gul Khan Momand was born in 1885, in Kabul. Like his father Khursheed Khan, grandfather Momen Khan and greatgrand father Abdul Kareem, who played key roles in politics, the administration and the army of Afghanistan under the then rulers . . . Read More

North Waziristan covers an area of 1,817 square miles. Both mahsuds, entirely in south waziristan and wazirs are derwesh khels. The north waziristan wazirs are utmanzai of which the major sections are wali khel, momit khel and ibrahim khel. Some 50,000 daurs constitute an important minor tribe of the agency and are said to be the original inhabitants. . . . Read More