The Geography of the Puranas c11.s2.27

c11.s2.27

iv. Further north we come across the important valleys of the Kurram and its affluent, the Tochi. The upper Kurram irrigates the Thal region, one of the most beautiful spots in north Waziristan which is probably identical with the Talagāna janapada of the Purāṇas. The Tochi river has given its name to the tribe which occupies its valleys, the Tochis. The Toshara janapada of the Purāṇas most probably meant the land of the Tochis. The identification of Toshara with the Tokharistan region of northern Afghanistan is apparently incongruous when considered in the context of the regional division of the Indus Basin.