On 7 November 1947, about 7,000 Pashtuns were involved in the Kashmir fighting across different fronts—2,000 were Mahsuds, 1,500 Afridis, and 1,200 Mohmands. (Reference: George Cunningham's Diary)

Margaret Bourke-White, the photographer, reported an encounter with a band of Pashtun tribesmen on the road between Rawalpindi and Baramula. She asked them, “Are you going into Kashmir?” They replied, “Why not? We are all Muslims. We are going to help our Muslim brothers in Kashmir.” (Source: Halfway to Freedom by Margaret Bourke-White, p.161)

Armed Pashtun tribesmen on the road between Peshawar and Rawalpindi, December 1947
Armed Pashtun tribesmen waiting on the road between Peshawar and Rawalpindi for their leader Bacha Gul of the Mohmand tribe, before moving into Kashmir. Date: December 1947. Photographer: Margaret Bourke-White.
Pashtun fighters waiting with ammunition trucks before entering Kashmir, 1947
Pashtun tribesmen gathered before Kashmir War, 1947
Pashtun volunteers heading to Kashmir War, 1947
Pashtun tribesmen resting before advancing into Kashmir, 1947
Armed Pashtun tribesmen preparing for Kashmir War, 1947