The author sits in the cab of the truck behind Jahangir as they enter the final pass to Torkham on their sixth day of travel. Without a certificate from the Pakistani government that would grant him permission to be in the restricted tribal areas, Aikins was unsure if he would be able to make it through the border checkpoints. Read his book — Bird of Chaman, Flower of the Khyber — to find out how his journey ends.
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