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The old name of Hirat was Hari and during the time of Alexander, the King of Greece, a large and famous province also carried this name for a long time.

— Abdul Samad Khan, History of the Pukhtuns - Pashtun History Book
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History of the Pukhtuns - Pashtun History Book

by Abdul Samad Khan

History · 321 pages

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Abdul Samad Khan
Abdul Samad Khan

Abdul Samad Khan belongs to the Alikozai line of Pukhtuns, hailing from Tehkalbala, Peshawar. A distinguished military officer with a Mechanical Engineering degree and an MSc. in Production Enginee…

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