I'd like to post this unclear image of the Turi Tribe research. The story how they became Shi'i is an amazing one. And because they were Shi'i they blocked the southern border of Kurram Agency to the Taliban and always looked on the British, Americans or Russians as their protectors. Bayazid Ansari was one of the great characters of the frontier. (I've left off 5 pages detailing the Khel's, septs, clans, etx.
Khowst Province Afghanistan - Someone before me had been in Laos during the 2nd Indo-China war days...all the rooms were named after bars in Vientiane.
