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To: Snowshoe who wrote (2165)	10/2/2001 2:39:58 AM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Online Afghanistan map... media.maps.com Lessons Learned from Afghanistan's Topography... maps.com Miscellaneous maps related to the WTC attack... maps.com

To: Snowshoe who wrote (2165)	10/2/2001 5:14:52 AM
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>>Little Pamir www3.calle.com this map shows the Little Pamir nestled in the northeast corner of the Wakhan corridor very near the Chinese border. Here is a book about the British occupation of this area. North-West Frontier 1837-1947 ospreypublishing.com About this title: "The North-West Frontier of India, or the 'Grim' as it was called by generations of British soldiers, stretched along the borders of Afghanistan and included Little Pamir, Chitral, Kohistan, Bajaur, Khyber, Tirah, Wziristan, and Baluchistan. For over a hundred years British and Indian troops were engaged here in policing the tribes, mounting expeditions and guarding the frontier against the ever-present threat from Russia. This was a tribal territory, inhabited many formidable adversaries, including one of the fiercest warrior races on earth, the Pathans, to be taken alive by whom meant certain agonizing death. This inhospitable, unfriendly land bore witness to some of the most amazing and tragic events in the history of the British Army, including the great retreat in which William Elphinstone led a force of 4,500 men, out of which only one European was destined to escape alive, and the fierce fighting which ultimately resulted in the loss of the famed Khyber Pass."