ɪn tˌɜːkɪstˈɑːn, ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə hɪz ˈoʊn ɐkˈaʊnt, hiː plˈeɪd ɐ kˈiː ɹˈoʊl ɪn loʊkˈeɪɾɪŋ ðə kˈæmp ʌv ɛnvˈɜː pˈæʃə, ðə bæzmˈætʃi lˈiːdɚ, nˌɪɹ dˈɛnaʊ nˈaʊ ɪnðə sˈɜːksəndˌɑːɹɹɪˌoʊ pɹˈɑːvɪns ʌv ˌʊzbɛkɪstˈæn, wˌɪtʃ lˈeɪ ðə ɡɹˈaʊndwɜːk fɚðə ɹˈaʊɾɪŋ ʌv ɛnvˈɜːz tɹˈuːps ænd hɪz ɐsˌæsᵻnˈeɪʃən ɪn ˈɜːli ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː.
In Turkestan, according to his own account, he played a key role in locating the camp of Enver Pasha, the Basmachi leader, near Denau (now in the Surxondaryo Province of Uzbekistan), which lay the groundwork for the routing of Enver's troops and his assassination in early August 1922.