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This blog by Barmazid features articles on the history of the Pashtun people as well as images of historical importance related to Pakhtunkhwa and its people
Showing posts with label Jirga. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jirga. Show all posts
Wednesday, 20 October 2021
Jirga with Zakha Khel clan of Afridis, 1908
Friday, 11 September 2020
British invasion of the Mohmand territory in 1935 (historical images)
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| A large British military encampment at Ghalanai in the Mohmand country, 1935. The machine in the photo is captioned as "road digger". |
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| Mohmand tribesmen on peace jirga with the governor of NWFP, October 19th, 1935. Photo courtesy: Farrukh Husain |
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A photo taken during the British invasion of the Mohmand territory in 1935. A camel ambulance of the British Indian Army for transporting their injured and dead. |
Wednesday, 2 August 2017
Jirga
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| Jirga between Mahsud tribesmen and British, Kanigurm, circa 1919. Photograph by R.B.Holmes |
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| A Jirga (tribal council meeting) between the local Political Agent and the Mohmands, 1935. |
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| Jirga between Mahsud tribesmen and British, Kanigurm, circa 1919. Photograph by R.B.Holmes |
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| A jirga in Waziristan, 1940 (c). |
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| Tribesmen leaving a jirga at Kaniguram, Waziristan, c.1921. Photograph by R.B.Holmes |
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| A Mahsud Jirga, Waziristan, 1919 (c). |
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