Bakrak Khan Zadran

Babrak Khan Zadran was influential Malik of the Zadran tribe. Acted as a sort of " Warden of the Marches” on the Khost border. In 1898 had under him five companies of Zadran Khasadars , whom he maintained on a contract. In 1898 had under him five companies of Zadran Khasadars , whom he maintained on a contract system with Amir Abdur Rahman, but these were subsequently disbanded, and their place taken by regular troops. He took an active part in the suppression of the Mangal and Zadran revolt in 1912.

In Third Anglo-Afghan war (1919) Babrak Khan Zadran commanded a lashkar of 4,000 Khostwals and Wazirs and was promoted honorary Brigadier and Naib Salar.  He was killed in 1924 while aiding King Amanullah's crackdown on the Khost rebellion. 

One of his son Said Akbar Babrak assassinated first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaqat Ali Khan.

Photo of Babark Khan Zadran

References: 

1- "Historical and Political Who's who of Afghanistan" - Volume 7 by Ludwig W. Adamec 

2- "Afghanistan 1919 : an account of operations in the Third Afghan War" by George Noble Molesworth