. Winter India . ing tribesmen were takenin firm hand when their independence was guaran-teed. The Afridis themselves were made to guardand guarantee the safety of travelers in the Khyber,one of the most remarkable examples of settinga thief to catch a thief that was ever known. From1879 to 1897 the government paid an annual subsidyof eighty thousand rupees to the Afridi and Shin-wari clans on condition that they keep open andguard the caravan track through the pass, live inpeace, and do not raid British territory. By tollslevied on each camel and vehicle passing Jamrud,the Indian government r
. Winter India . ing tribesmen were takenin firm hand when their independence was guaran-teed. The Afridis themselves were made to guardand guarantee the safety of travelers in the Khyber,one of the most remarkable examples of settinga thief to catch a thief that was ever known. From1879 to 1897 the government paid an annual subsidyof eighty thousand rupees to the Afridi and Shin-wari clans on condition that they keep open andguard the caravan track through the pass, live inpeace, and do not raid British territory. By tollslevied on each camel and vehicle passing Jamrud,the Indian government raised annually an amountsufficient to pay off part of the subsidy and main-tain Colonel Warburtons road, as the tribesmencall it. Following easy grades, this road could be aseasily traversed by an artillery train as by lighttum-tums; although, to avoid expensive cuttings andtunnels, the projected railway into Afghanistan willfollow the track of Alexander the Great along theKabul River and through the Michni
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