Zakka Khel

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• Afridi (Pashtun) — Afridi (Pashto: اپريدي, Urdu: آفریدی), classically called the Abaörteans (IPA2|ˌæbiɔrˈtiːənz; la. Abaortae), is the name of a Pashtun (pathan) tribe. The Afridis inhabit about 1,000 square miles (3,000 km²) of rough hilly area in the eastern… …   Wikipedia

• North-West Frontier (military history) — The North West Frontier was the most difficult area, from a military point of view, of the former British India in the Indian sub continent. It remains the frontier of present day Pakistan, extending from the Pamir Knot in the north to the Koh i… …   Wikipedia

• Afridi — Die Afridi (antik Aparytai?), (Urdu: آفریدی ), (Paschtu: اپريدي ) sind ein Stamm der Paschtunen mit ungefähr 315.000 Menschen. Ihr Siedlungsgebiet (Sefidkuh) (ca. 2600 km²) liegt im Peschawartal am Chaiber Pass im östlichen Afghanistan. In… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Lionel Vivian Bond — Infobox Military Person name=Sir Lionel Vivian Bond born =1884 placeofdeath= died =1961 allegiance=British Army serviceyears= rank=Lieutenant General commands=Chief Engineer, Aldershot Command Commanding Officer, Chatham Area Commandant, Royal… …   Wikipedia

• Tirah — (Urdu: تیراہ) is a mountainous tract of country in the Kurram and Khyber agencies of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. It lies between the Khyber Pass and the Khanki Valley, and is inhabited by the Afridi and Orakzai… …   Wikipedia

• Khatir Afridi — was born as Misree Khan in 1929, at Landi Kotal, British India, and died on August 24th 1961. Misree Khan was born to Afridi parents of the Zakka Khel clan.He was a prominent poet of the Pashto language but died at a young age. He left behind a… …   Wikipedia

• Algernon Philip Yorke Langhorne — (born 18th July 1882 and died at Wentworth, Virginia Water, Surrey, England , 28th November 1945) was a Major General in the British Army.He was the son of Reverend John Langhorne, and Frances Yorke and was educated at Marlborough College,… …   Wikipedia

• 1898 in Afghanistan — NOTOC See also : 1897 in Afghanistan, other events of 1898, and 1899 in Afghanistan. The state of Afghanistan is peaceful and quiet throughout the year, with few exceptions. The amir suffers much inconvenience and loss through the frontier… …   Wikipedia

• 1908 in Afghanistan — NOTOC See also : 1907 in Afghanistan, other events of 1908, and 1909 in Afghanistan. The amir s reply to the communication informing him of the convention between England and Russia so far as it relates to Afghanistan is not made known. His… …   Wikipedia

• India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …   Universalium