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The book presented here is a personal account by the author of his journey to Afghanistan in 1901. Boris Leonidovic Tageev was a former officer in the Imperial Russian Army who undertook this journey at his own initiative, notwithstanding his continued links with Russian scientific and intelligence circles. Under the rule of Amir ‘Abd al-Rahman Khan (1880‒1901), visitors from other countries, with the limited exception of those from Great Britain, were not allowed to enter Afghanistan. The author, who was Persian by origin and fluent in the language, therefore ...