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To commemorate the victory of Afghans in the battle at the Thall/Waziristan front in 1919 over the British, the British Lion was chained at the Independence Memorial in Kabul.
The sculpture was lost later, like the other two life size sculptures at the memorial.
To commemorate the victory of Afghans in the battle at the Thall/Waziristan front in 1919 over the British, the British Lion was chained at the Independence Memorial in Kabul.
The sculpture was lost later, like the other two life size sculptures at the memorial.
It is seldom that we get to see and hear the Afghan side of the story in all Anglo-Afghan Wars. Here is a rare photo of the tribesmen of the Waziristan, particularly of wazir tribe, with the spoils of 3rd Anglo-Afghan War.
Khost, Afghanistan. Siraj ul Akhbar, 1920.
Khost, Afghanistan. Siraj ul Akhbar, 1920.
Gen. Nadir Shah, later King of Afghanistan, was Commander in Chief of Afghan Army (Sipah Salar) and he himself was at this front. Many locals deserted the British army/militias and joined the Afghan forces as after a week of consultations and Jirgas,
https://twitter.com/AsfundK1/status/1428315027573022726?s=20
Jehad was declared also announced to the tribes on British-Indian side of the Durand. May 26-27 were the days of the attack when the British were completely routed from Thal and General Nadir Shah unfurled the flag of Afghanistan on the fort of Thal.
Afghan forces and local militias remained in control of the whole areas until the agreement of Rawalpindi between the Afghan and British-Indian govts. Afghan forces withdrew from there while the British withdrew from Dakka, Spinboldak etc.
I have written briefly about it earlier in this thread as well.
https://twitter.com/NafeesRehmanDr/status/1177272842951495680?s=20
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