The famous Cage on the Summit of the Lataband Pass 376 Weighing Wood in the Bazaar 377 Playground of Amir’s School, Kabul 381 Afghan Women 383 A Saint’s Tomb 385 The Bala Hissar Kabul 389 Remains of the Roberts Bastion at Shirpur 393 Bazaar Children 398 In the Khyber Pass 400 Abdur Rahman’s Palace at Jelalabad 404 The Road to Lundi Khana, Khyber Pass 412 Ali Masjid Fort 420 Jamrud Fort 426 Jamrud Fort 428 Caravansary at Dakka 430 Grounds of Palace occupied by the Dane Mission 437 Takht-i-Rawan 447 Festival in Honour of the Dane Mission 453 Scene of the Audiences between Habib Ullah and Sir Louis Dane 455 Escort outside the Gate of the Quarters occupied by the Dane Mission 457 The Walls of Bokhara 458 Map of Afghanistan _At end_ [Illustration: MARKET-CART, ORENBURG] CHAPTER I THE ORENBURG-TASHKENT RAILWAY