Pashtun volunteers

Pashtun volunteers for the Kashmir War, along with local onlookers at Nowshera, December 1947.

The volunteers for the Kashmir War in this region were largely the result of the efforts of the Pir of Manki Sharif (Amin ul-Hasanat).

Photo by Margaret Bourke-White.

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JOSE M LOPEZ

October 11, 2025

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