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Kafiristan

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Kafiristan [ˌkæfɪrɪˈstɑːn]
n
(Placename) the former name of Nuristan


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It was until then known as Kafiristan -- land of the infidels -- and still battles a reputation for insecurity and backwardness.
It was until then known as Kafiristan -- land of the infidels -- and still battles a reputation for insecurity and backwardness.
The Afghan border was a few miles to the west, just the other side of my final destination, the valleys of the Kafir Kalash (the name translates as 'infidel wearers of black'), once part of an area known as Kafiristan, the setting for Kipling's The Man Who Would Be King.
 
 
 
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