Shahswar
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Shahswar (fl. 1940s) was an Afghan politician who served as minister in under Salemai, who ruled only in the Eastern Province. Alternative renderings of his name include Shah Sarwar[1] and Shasawar.[2]
In either 1944 or 1945, the Safi tribe rose up against the government of the Kingdom of Afghanistan. According to British records, the uprising was caused by the Afghan government's attempts to institute conscription among the Safi, trading monopolies granted to Afghan merchant companies, and government surveillance.[3] However, Whit Mason attributes the Safi uprising to "extremely brutal taxation, oppression and poverty".[4] Among the more enthusiastic rebel fighters were younger men with more to gain and less to lose from fighting the government.[5] The Afghan government extensively deployed its air force against the rebels, using aircraft to drop leaflets, gun down tribesmen and drop incendiary bombs.