Pashtuns of Swat valley, 1915

 

Pashtuns of Swat valley, 1915. Source

Mangal tribe of Pashtuns

Dervishes from the Mangal tribe of Pashtuns, 1915 (c). Photo by Emil Rybitschka. Source

A Mangal Pashtun and his son from Paktia province of Afghanistan, 1970. Source: 'Physical Anthropology of Afghanistan' by G. F. Debets

Pashtuns from the Mangal tribe engaged in a close combat with the British and Gurkha troops of 5th Gurkhas of British-Indian Army, Kurram, December 13, 1878. Second Anglo-Afghan war. From London Illustrated News, Janaruy 2, 1879. According to the Newspaper, a mixed party comprising of Mangals, Jajis and Turis, attacked the baggage train of the General Roberts on his return from Peiwar to the Kurram fort, near 'Koruh'. The 5th Gurkhas detachment, commanded by Major Fitzhugh and Captain, were protecting the baggage train and they came under the attack. The Mangals charged them with swords and managed to kill two British officers, Captain Powell of the 5th Gurkhas and Captain Goad of the Transport Service. As usual, the particulars about the losses of their Indian or Gurkha troops are skipped by the British.

Mid-19th century Afghan armour

 

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Parts of an Afghan suit of armour, as used in mid-19th century by men like Wazir Muhammad Akbar Khan, son of Dost Muhammad Khan Barakzai. Photo taken by Emil Rybitschka in 1915.

Chilzina (forty steps) of Kandahar

 From British Library :-

"Chilzina is a rock-cut chamber on the northern side of the old citadel [of Kandahar] and is accessed by forty steps. A Persian inscription at the site reveals that the chamber was completed under the patronage of the Moghul Emperor Babur in the 16th century. The old citadel was destroyed by Nadir Shah Afshar of Persia in 1738."  1

Staircase of 40 steps (chilzina) leading to the entrance of a chamber carved in the mountain, near Kandahar, Afghanistan, 1915. From the album "Afghanistan" by Oskar von Nidermajer. Source

Rock chamber containing the inscription by Mughal emperor Babur, reached by forty steps (chilzina), near Kandahar, Afghanistan, 1915.. Published in the book Oskar von Niedermeyer "Afghanistan" (Leipzig, 1924). Source

Chihal Zina (the forty steps), Kandahar, Afghanistan, 1880. A man selling dry fruits in the foreground. Photo by Benjamin Simpson. Source