History of the Pashtun people
Daud Shah Khan, a six feet tall Ghilzai Pashtun, joined the army of Amir Dost Muhammad Khan at the age of 20 and became Akbar Khan’s orderly officer. He served as a captain, then as a general and finally as Commander-in-Chief under Amir Sher Ali. He also served as Yakub Khan’s Commander-in-Chief. On December 18, … Read more
The earliest reliable set of illustrations of Afghans of all ranks, albeit men only, dates to the early nineteenth century and was published by a British diplomat, Mountstuart Elphinstone. Yousafzai Elphinstone describe the dress of Yousafzais as, “The ordinary dress of the men is a cotton tunic, made to fit the body down to … Read more
Excerpt from Captain J.A Robinson , “Notes on Nomad Tribes of Esatern Afghanistan”, p-14/5 Among the Ghilzais, the system of tattoes is, more or less, a mark of tribal identification. the marks are usually made on faces of the women, but in few cases, they have been observed on the forearms of the men also. … Read more