Mahsuds, Waziristan, 1930

 

"This photograph depicts Mahsud tribesmen from Waziristan who returned captured British Royal Air Force officers in 1923. Some British aircraft, while on missions to bomb Mahsud villages, crashed in Mahsud territory and their pilots were taken prisoner by the Mahsuds. The Mahsuds held the British officers captive for ransom and released them after the ransom was paid." Source: The Sphere, 19th May, 1923