Old Kurram Forte

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THIS IS THE SITE OF OLD KURRAM FORTE CONSTRUCTED BY AFGHAN GOVERNOR SARDAR MOHAMMAD AZAM KHAN KNOWN AS ZAMO SARDAR IN 1846.AFGHANS RULED THE AREA KURRAM FROM THIS FORTE TILL1878 AND VACATED IT ON THE START OF 2nd ANGLO -AFGHAN WAR.LOCAL TURI TRIBE WAS ALWAYS NOT IN GOOD TERMS WITH AFGHAN SO THEY PROVIDE SAFE PASSAGE TO BRITISH FORCES UNDER GEN LORD ROBERT COMMOND.
THIS IS INTERESTING THAT WHEN THE FORTE WAS VACATED PEOPLES RUSHED TO LOOT AND A PERSON WITH A DARA(A PIECE OF WOOD USED AS CANDLE THOSE DAYS)WENT INSIDE THE WAPON AND EXPLOSIVE DEPOT.SUDDENLY THERE WAS HUGE EXPLOSION AND IT IS SAID THAT 81 TURIES WEWE KILLED IN THIS INCIDENCE.GEN LORD ROBERT LATER BLAMED THE TURI ELDERS BECAUSE THEY FAILED TO SAVE THE FORTE WHICH WAS NATIONAL HERITAGE AND HISTORICAL SITE.NOW YOU CAN SEE HOW WE DESTROYED THIS SITE AND IT IS USED AS CULTIVATION FARM.LOCAL AUTHORITIES ,ARCHIOLOGISTS AND UNESCO IS REQUESTED TO SAVE THIS AND LOT MORE SITES IN THE AREA.