Dacoity

A criminal activity involving robbery by groups of armed bandits:

Dacoity

The word Dacoity is the anglicized version of the Indian word ḍakaitī (Hindi डकैती, Urdu ڈکیتی or Bangla ডাকাতি) which comes from ḍākū (Hindi: डाकू, Urdu: ڈاکو, meaning "armed robber") or Bangla ḍakat (ডাকাত). [Read more here.]

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Khyber Pass

An important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia; a strategic military location, that is a mountain pass which links Pakistan and Afghanistan:

Khyber Pass

In Farsi: گذرگاه خیبر
In Pashto: د خیبر دره
In Urdu: دره خیبر

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Farsi or Persian is widely spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and to some extent in Armenia, Iraq, Bahrain, and Oman.

Pashto also known as Afghani, is a member of the Iranian languages group which is spoken primarily by the Pashtun people in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Urdu is the national language and one of the two official languages of Pakistan (the other is English), and an official language of five Indian states.

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