Jemadar Mir Mast Khan Afridi: An Unsung Afridi Pashtun Hero Who Refused to Fight against Ottoman Army and Deserted the British Raj
Out of half of a million Indians who fought as soldiers for the British Raj, more than 40% were Muslims. During WWI, many Indian soldiers were sent to fight the Central Powers, However, many Muslim soldiers refused to fight against their Ottoman Muslim brothers and even deserted their positions to fight against the Turks. Jemadar Mir Mast Khan Afridi was one among them.
