Daulatzai tribe

Sher Jan, son of the Malik of the Daulatzai, Afghanistan, 1931. Photo taken by Citroen Trans Asiatic 

Daulatzai belongs to the confederation of Ghilzai tribes, though its status is somewhat controversial. According to Afghan genealogists the Daulatzay constitute merely a section of the Ṣaleḥḵhel subtribe of the Suleiman Khel tribe (Ḥayat-i-Afghani, p. 164; Tarikh-i-Khurshidjahan, p. 214). Although most Daulatzai acknowledge the connection, it has been reported that the Suleiman Khel do not (Robinson, p. 159), considering the Daulatzai an independent, non-Ghilzai tribe.

Gereshk fort, Helmand

Gereshk or Grishk (گرشک) fort was located in the Grishak district of Helmand province of Afghanistan. Ancient Grishk. A new fort on the same site was built by Sardar Kohandil Khan Barakzai of Kandahar in early 19th century. The fort was heavily damaged during Anglo-Afghan wars.

Girishk was the name of the province which was carved out of the western part of Kandahar province, and was in 1963-64 renamed Helmand. It was named after Girishk, the largest town in the province which was founded some 60 years ago on the banks of Helmand River. In 1960s Girishk was abandoned and in ruins on the right bank and developed on the left bank of the river Helmand. 

In some September 2021 some Taliban started demolishing the fort with bulldozers without the permission from their higher ups and wanted to build a madrassa in its place. The fort was used by former regime as an army base and prison for Taliban, and perhaps thats why local Taliban were keen on destryoing it. When the Taliban higher ups came to know about it, they ordered it to stop the demolition. Reportedly more than half of the fort was destroyed in this incident. 1

Reference:  "Historical and Political Gazetteer of Afghanistan", Vol-2, p-91.

Grishk town ( in Helmand province), the remains of an old fort in the distance, 1931.

Grishk fort in 1959. Photos by Josphien Powell:

Video of Taliban destroying Greshak fort, via Maheed Qarar on twitter :

Peshawar in 1930

The Museum, Peshawar, NWFP, 1930

Abdul Ghani Khan, " Son of ex-King of Afghan", attends Louisiana State University [1931]

Abdul Ghani Khan (1914–1996) was a renowned Pashtun poet, artist, and politician. He was the son of Abdul Ghaffar Khan (popularly known as Bacha Khan).

Caption: “Son of ex-King of Afghan... now U.S. collegian.” Abdul Ghani (Khan), eldest son of former king Abdul Ghaffar Khan of Afghanistan, who has temporarily left his royal house for an American college campus. He is enrolled for freshman work in sugar chemistry at Louisiana State University and says he will avoid political life in favor of a career in this field. The young man’s father was elected king of Afghanistan just after the World War and was almost immediately deposed. Ghani, who studied in England for two years with a private tutor just before coming to America for his first visit, says he likes America because it is democratic and cosmopolitan.

Note: American journalists either mistook Abdul Ghaffar Khan for the King of Afghanistan due to his title Badshah Khan, which translates to “King Khan,” or confused him with Bacha-i-Saqao (Habibullah Kalakani), who briefly ruled Afghanistan from 17 January to 13 October 1929.