Saturday, 14 May 2022

An Afridi father of eleven sons, Jamrud, May 12, 1941




An Afridi father of eleven sons, Jamrud, May 12, 1941. 

From Life magazine. 

Caption: "The father of eleven sons (daughters dont count among Pathans) poses with three sons. Youngest is 2 ; eldest is 62. He is a chief of the Afridi tribe. The fort in rear is at the entrance to Khyber Pass."

"daughters dont count among Pathans". It is considered inappropriate among Pashtuns to tell the number and names of the womenfolk of their houshold to strangers.

I am informed that his name was Malik Mirak Khan Kukikhel.



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