Dargai Oba, Waziristan, 1919

 

British supply convoy near Dargai Oba, Waziristan, 1919. Photo by R.B.Holmes. Source

Ruined Militia tower (destroyed by Wazirs), Dargai Oba, Waziristan, 1919. Photo by R.B.Holmes. 

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Aftermath of an ambush of Mahsuds on a British army convoy in Waziristan, 1919

The following photographs show the aftermath of the ambush by the Mahsuds on the British invaders. The bodies of the British and Indian soldiers are being cleared, while the dead animals of the convoy are left behind. The British took photographs of their Pashtun enemies without any qualms but never photographed their own dead in battle.

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