Afghanistan Collection (page 4)

Fort Ali-Musjid - Khyber Pass, NWFP
Fort Ali-Musjid - Khyber Pass, North West Frontier Province Date: circa 1920s

Armed Afghan Tribesmen, Afghanistan Date: 1903

Landi Kotal Pass - Khyber Pass
A view of Landi Kotal - the highest point on the Khyber Pass and a British fort/garrison during their rule of the subcontinent

Turkish Legation in Kabul, Afghanistan
Turkish Legation (Embassy) in Kabul, Afghanistan Date: circa 1910s

Pakistan - Camel Caravan arriving from Afghanistan having braved the Khyber Pass. Date: 1924

Khyber Pass - Border - NWFP
Khyber Pass - Border between Afghanistan and North West Frontier Province. Date: 1909

Islamia College - Kachagarhi, Pakistan, Built between 1909-13 between Peshawar and Jamrud under the guidance of Sir George Roos-Keppel on the same lines as Gordon College in Khartoum, Sudan

Caravan on the way to Kabul in the Khyber Pass
Caravan on the way to Kabul, Afghanistan in the Khyber Pass. Date: 1906

The Prince of Wales at the Khyber Pass
Edward, Prince of Wales (later to become King Edward VIII) leaving the Khyber Pass during his world tour in 1921-2. Date: circa 1922

Entrance to the Khyber Pass, NWFP
Entrance to the Khyber Pass, North West Frontier Province Date: circa 1920

Trade Treaty between British and Afghan Governments
North West Frontier Province - Trade Treaty between British and Afghan Governments at the Frontier Post. The card shows a picket of Afghan infantry (on the left) and Britsih Infantry (on the right)

Snake Charmer - Peshawar, Pakistan, with his pipe and musical Cobra (extremely real by the looks of things!). Date: 1924

James Talbot Airey
Sir JAMES TALBOT AIREY British soldier who served with distinction in India and Afghanistan winning promotion and medals : depicted wearing native dress. Date: 1812 - 1898

Afghan War 1878 - 1880
During the Afghan War Special Correspondents, including Archibald Forbes of the Daily News, Phil Robinson of the Daily Telegraph and William Simpson, Special Artist of the IIlustrated London News

Afghan government official on horseback
The Umla Baushee in his Dress of Office. A 19th century Afghan government official in uniform, riding a horse. 1815

The Chaous Baushee, Afghan court official
The Chaous Baushee in his dress of Office. A 19th century Afghan official in uniform, riding a horse. The Chaous Baushee presents persons admitted to pay their respects to the King

Ghilzai man in summer dress, Afghanistan
A Khawtee Ghiljie in his Summer Dress. A 19th century Afghan man seated on the ground. The Ghilzais inhabited southern Afghanistan east of the Duranis. 1815

Durani gentleman on horseback, Afghanistan
A Dooraunee Gentleman. A 19th century Afghan man riding a horse. He has a sword hung at his side. 1815

Durani Villager with gun, Afghanistan
A Dooraunee Villager with his Arms. An Afghan man wearing a long cloak and carrying a firearm with a long bayonet. 1815

Durani shepherds, Afghanistan
Dooraunee (Durani) shepherds from 19th century Afghanistan. The Duranis were based in southern Afghanistan around Kandahar. 1815

Title page, Account of the Kingdom of Caubul
Title page, An account of the Kingdom of Caubul, and its dependencies in Persia Tartary, and India; comprising a view of the Afghaun nation, and a history of the Dooraunee Monarchy

Aymaq nomadic man, Afghanistan
A Man of the Tymunee Eimauk. Aymaq (also Aimak, Eimauk or Aimaq), are a collection of Persian-speaking nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes

Waziris Tribesmen of Waziristan - NWFP
Waziris Tribesmen of Waziristan - North West Frontier Province Date: 1919

Third Afghan War - Afghan Peace Delegates
Amir Amanullah Khan ordered a ceasefire to the Third Afghan War on 3rd June 1919. His ambitious plans to reclaim Peshawar and throw the British out of India had failed

MAPS / ASIA 1908
Map of the countries surrounding India Date: 1908

Afghanistan / Bolan Pass
Vultures swoop to feed on carrion. The Bolan Pass was one of the routes used by the British to invade Afghanistan in November 1878. Date: 1878

Surveying in Afghanistan
A mile-measuring machine (perambulator) being used by the Afghan Boundary Commission. Date: circa 1884

Racial / Afghanistan
People from different regions of Afghanistan

Chief of Kabul & his Men
Utab Mahomed, chief of Kabul, and his entourage Date: late 19th century

Afghans of Khiva
Three Afghans from Khiva Date: late 19th century

Double page spread in a diary for 20-25 April
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 20-25 April. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Primula Denticulata (Drumstick or Himalayan Primrose), a flowering plant of the Primulaceae family, native to alpine regions as well as Afghanistan and China

Landi Kotal - North West Frontier Province
Winter view of Landi Kotal - the highest point on the Khyber Pass and a British fort/garrison during their rule of the subcontinent

Shabkadar Fort - North West Frontier Province
Shabkadar (Shankarghar) Fort - North West Frontier Province, a village a few miles from Peshawar (now in Pakistan)

Mackeson Memorial, Peshawar
Mackeson Memorial, The Mall, Peshawar, North West Frontier Province. Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Mackeson (1807 - 1853) was the Commissioner of Peshawar

Afridis of the Pass - North West Frontier Province
Afridis of the (Khyber) Pass - North West Frontier Province

Frontier with Afghanistan
The Atak Bridge forming the frontier between India (now Pakistan) and Afghanistan

Elderly Sniper - North West Frontier Province
Elderly Tribesman Sniper - North West Frontier Province

Khyber Pass - Afghanistan / Pakistan - Fort Peshawar
The Khyber Pass - the mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a strategic military location

Khyber Pass, Afghanistan
Zakka Village - Khyber Pass, North West Frontier Province, Afghanistan - Pakistan Border. Throughout history, the Khyber Pass has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia

Afghanistan - Kohat Pass - N. W. Frontier Province
An Afridi Family of the Kohat Pass connecting Kohat with Peshawar, North West Frontier Province

Afghanistan - Khyber Pass - Border Sign
A fantastic photograph showing a group of British soldiers at the Afghan border at the Khyber Pass, standing and sitting around a sign which reads

Afghanistan - Blind Afghan boy & parents
A blind Afghan boy brought (by his parents) to the Mission Hospital at Peshawar with the hope of successful treatment. The parents apparently will now hear the Gospel

Lord Roberts / Stamp
FREDERICK SLEIGH 1st EARL ROBERTS British soldier who served in India, Afghanistan and South Africa

Jamrud Fort, Peshawar, NWFP
North West Frontier Province, Jamrud Fort - 10 miles from Peshawar

Khyber Pass, Afghanistan - Straight Road
The straight road to Afghanistan - The Khyber Pass, North West Frontier Province

Camel Caravan passing from the Khyber Pass

Khyber Pass, Afghanistan - Fort Ali-Musjid

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