Ajab Khan Afridi


Ajab Khan Afridi was a Pashtun freedom fighter from Darra Adam Khel, near Peshawar. He belonged to the Afridi tribe. He is well known for the revenge of honor from the British Raj officers in 1923, when British officers attacked Ajab Khan Afridi's house and abused his mother. After this, Ajab Khan Afridi's mother ordered him to take revenge on the British.
A few days later, he attacked the Kohat Cantonment, killing the wife of British officer Major Ellis, and abducted his daughter Molly Ellis. As a result of successful negotiations, Molly Ellis was released a few days later. When the officer did a medical test of his daughter Molly, she was returned safe despite months in captivity. Ajab Khan was then announced a general amnesty with a huge reward.

Death

In 1961, Ajab Khan Afridi died at the age of 95 years in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan.

Legacy

A statue of Ajab Khan Afridi was erected in 2018 at Abbas Chowk in his hometown, Darra Adam Khel.