Mehtar

Tim Lynch has posted some pictures of the aftermath in Mehtar Lam.

Global Voices in English » Afghanistan: Animal House in Kabul 2009

Tucson, Ariz., died June 1 in Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.

KIA KIA/BNR 2007

Staff Sgt. Joseph E. Phaneuf, 38, of Eastford, Conn., died Dec. 15 in Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations.

KIA KIA/BNR 2006

The present sweeper caste is made up of diverse elements, and the name Mehtar, generally applied to it, is a title meaning a prince or leader.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894

They have a caste committee whose president is known as Mehtar, while other officials are the

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell

The chief, known as the Mehtar, has his headquarters at Chitrál, a large village on the river of the same name.

The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir James McCrone Douie 1894

The sweeper's calling is well-defined and under the generific term of Mehtar are included members of two or three distinct castes, as Dom, Bhangi and Chuhra; the word Mehtar means a prince or headman, and it is believed that its application to the sweeper by the other servants is ironical.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894

-- the first Kator ruler called Mehtar to attract outside attention who had taken over in 1857

Bloggers.Pakistan 2008

In Laghman province in the east, seven Afghan soldiers have died and 14 have been wounded in ongoing fighting with insurgents on the outskirts of the provincial capital of Mehtar, said Gen. Mohammad Zahir Azimi, a spokesman for the Defense Ministry.

Afghanistan Civilian Casualties, Injuries Rising Sharply 2010

Kalash people select a child as a Mehter (Ruler) for two days and they obey his all orders issued by the new Mehtar as well as the Mehter also feed them traditional food of rich type.

Anual festival fo Kalash Chatar Mass concluded 2008