Kafiristan was a place near Chitral (the scene of intermittent fighting between the British Indian Army and the Afghans for close to six decades). The entire area was a melting pot of civilizations down the ages (the Bamian Buddhas being an example) thanks to it being a strategic trade route. The Kafirs had a practice of burying wooden figurines about two feet high in their cemetries. The area has also been documented by Fosco Marain in his book Where Four Worlds Meet.
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Thanks Amita for the link.
i have read the book ,makes interesting reading
Kafiristan was a place near Chitral (the scene of intermittent fighting between the British Indian Army and the Afghans for close to six decades). The entire area was a melting pot of civilizations down the ages (the Bamian Buddhas being an example) thanks to it being a strategic trade route. The Kafirs had a practice of burying wooden figurines about two feet high in their cemetries. The area has also been documented by Fosco Marain in his book Where Four Worlds Meet.