Arguably the most powerful and dominant tribe of the Khyber region, they lay claim to an inaccessible upland area, the Tirah, which even today is cut off from the modern world and where everyday life is governed by the ageless precepts of the Pakhtoonwali.
From time immemorial, they have literally been able to force every passing conqueror to pay toll tax for use or passage through the Khyber Pass
Today they are considered to be consummate smugglers and also run numerous gun manufacturing units in the region, supplying them to Jihadis all over the muslim world.
Identify.
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Pathans, I'm guessing but isn't it too obvious with 'Pakhtoonwali' and the google ads flashing "Pashtoon/Afghan"?
Sarika
The Afridi Tribe (Google helped. Sorry to spoil it for the others. Couldn't wait till the answer was out)
Sarika.
The Afridis indeed. It is said of them that they fear only two things on earth - the wrath of God, and the khukri of the Gurkha.
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