North Waziristan

• North Waziristan – شمالی وزیرستان
• Mountainous Region in Northwest Pakistan Bordering Afghanistan
• Capital – Miranshah
• Became part of Pakistan in 1947
• Extremely Conservative Religiously and Socially
• Tochi River also known as Gambila River runs through the district creating the Tochi Pass

Khorasan

• Greater Khorasan – خراسان کهن یا خراسان بزرگ
• Historic region reaching into Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan.
•  “If you see the black banners coming from the direction of Khurasân, then go to them, even if you have to crawl, because among them will be Allah’s Caliph the Mahdî.”