FROM THE CAVE

BEAR FACED UP THE KHYBER

The signs change, but their intention is the same: to stop you from entering the Khyber Pass. “Foreigners are not allowed beyond this point unless specially permitted by the political agent Khyber Agency”, “Foreigners are not permitted to leave the highway”, “Entering tribal area”.

And so on. None of them mean anything because, beyond the sign, you are beyond the influence, and help, of the Pakistani and indeed any national government. Maybe the US Special Forces could help out, but they won’t.