Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches

"Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier" by T. L. Pennell, presents a real-life story unfolded in the early 1900s, chronicling sixteen years spent among the Afghan and Pathan tribes of India's North-West Frontier. As a medical missionary, the author gets to witness firsthand their traditions, disputes, and how medicine changes their lives; the story kicks of by showing the opposing aspects within Afghan people, where bravery sits next to betrayal, reflecting their strong sense of honor, as well as recalling stories on the local moral codes, such as a sister's pursuit of revenge for her brother's death, illustrating cycles of vendettas. Pennell's story sets the stage for examining honor, laws, and disagreements, as well as establishing himself as both a watcher and a part of the tribal ways of life, inviting the reader to grasp moral problems faced by the tribes and those, like the author, who try to connect with them.