Arms Bolan
Because of the growing tribal unrest, nowadays more people keep arms than two decades ago. According to the DC office and Levies' report, both traditional and advanced weapons are used in day to day and tribal encounters, including traditional rifles, 12-bore shot-guns and advanced weapons such as Kalashnikovs (a popular automatic weapon), G.3, rocket launchers, shakeel (a kind of weapon) and mortar guns. Advanced weapons are carried without license by outlaws and bodyguards of tribal chiefs. A few Kalashnikovs are licensed to influential persons by higher authorities. In addition, the semi-automatic weapon Kalakov (Chinese and Russian made) is used by bodyguards and outlaws, who, with some modification, make them almost automatic. The licenses for Kalakovs are issued by the District Magistrate. Bolan was unfamiliar with the advanced weapons until the aftermath of the Saur revolution of Afghanistan in 1978. The Kalashnikovs and Kalakov are popular because of their intensity, availability of bullets, and the fact that they are so small that they can be hidden under one’s arm.