Pashtun soldiers of British-Indian army

Pashtun and Hazara soldiers of the British-Indian Army, 1898. From left to right: Khattak (Jamedar), Ghilzai (Havaldar), Mahsud (Sepoy), Hazara (Sepoy) and Kakar (Sepoy).

Pashtun and Baloch soldiers of British-Indian army, 1897. Photo by Fred Bremner. From left to right: Durrani Pashtun, Wazir Pashtun and Brahui-Baloch. The Durrani in the Photo is referred to as "Afghan"; in 1890s and early 20th century many British officials began to use the term Afghan exclusively for the subjects of Amir Abdur Rahman, Amir Habibullah, King Amanullah etc. of Afghanistan. Pashtuns from present-day Afghanistan (Durranis, Ghilzais etc.) also enlisted themselves in the British-Indian army. While those British officials used the word "Pathan" for Pashtun subjects of British-Indian government. This was obviously done so to create distance between Pashtuns on both sides of Durand line and to integrate Pashtuns under their rule with India.