The Afreedis (a tribe of Afghans inhabiting the Khyber Hills) attacked a signalling party in the Khyber Pass, which was blocked by convoys, but the attack was stopped by heavy firing from ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tue 3 Dec 1878, Page 2
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