This photograph of a group of mountain tribesmen, most likely Afghan
Pashtuns, is from an album of rare historical photographs depicting
people and places associated with the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The term
“Afghan” is very ancient and originally was used to denote only Pashto
speakers or the Pashtun people, the dominant ethnic group in the
country.Nowadays
Afghan refers to any citizen of Afghanistan, regardless of
tribal heritage. These men, apparently warrior tribesmen, are wearing
traditional loose-fitting clothing and longis (turbans) and holding jezails (elongated heavy Afghan muskets) or possibly long wooden sticks.
Credit: Library of Congress
Credit: Library of Congress
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