Pashtun merchants and traders

Pashtun traders in Sri Lanka

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A 1911 Census report described Pashtun or Afghan traders in Sri lanka as follows:  “They are well-known figures in the streets of Colombo and Kandy and in estate bazaars. They are tall and well formed. Their strongly marked features and heavy eyebrows usually give their faces a somewhat savage expression. Their complexion is ruddy; the … Read more

Pashtuns dominated the horse trade between Central Asia and India

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During the medieval period, Pashtuns dominated the horse trade with India even through the horses were bred by Turkoman and Uzbek nomads in Turkestan. After the Pashtun dealers had bought the horses at low prices from the nomadic tribes of Turkestan, they were fattened for one or two months in the various meadows around Kabul. … Read more