The Khyber Rifles: From the British Raj to Al Qaeda by Jules Stewart

"The Khyber Rifles: From the British Raj to Al Qaeda" by Jules Stewart tells the story of the Khyber Rifles, a corps raised in 1878 by a British colonel, who fought for the British Raj against their own kin and later took on new duties, including pursuing drug smugglers and terrorists, after Pakistan gained independence in 1947 ¹. The book explores the corps' complex history, from their role in Britain's struggle to dominate the North-West Frontier to their modern-day efforts to seal the border against Al Qaeda militants and eradicate the opium trade ¹.