Sources for his life

There is a remarkable amount of written material on the life of the historian and long-time chronicler of Afghan politics, Fayz Muhammad, a Muhammad Khwajah Hazarah known familiarly and affectionately as ‘Kātib’ (the Writer). Much of this material was recorded in his own lifetime and some of it by him.¹ He lived a long and productive life though its exact length is uncertain. Given the circumstances of the time, it is not surp…