Surrender at Datta Khel

On 11 January 1947, Mazrak Zadran surrendered himself to British authorities at Datta Khel, concluding the Afghan tribal revolts of 1944–1947.

The tribal revolts began in February 1944 under Mazrak Zadran, chief of the Zadran tribe, whose followers inflicted defeats on the Afghan government in the early months of the war. Despite government efforts to contain the rebellion and offers of amnesty, Mazrak rejected peace terms and continued cross-border operations from British Waziristan while seeking support from the Faqir of Ipi. British authorities, wary of instability near India, aided Kabul with arms. Although most rebels surrendered after the government victory at Kunar Khas in late 1945, Mazrak and a small group of rebels held out into 1946.

On 11 January 1947, Mazrak entered Datta Khel in British-controlled Waziristan and surrendered to the political agent of North Waziristan, accompanied by at least two brothers, Sayyid Akbar Babrak and Sher Muhd Khan. The Government of India offered asylum on specified conditions, including monthly stipends for Mazrak, his family, and followers, and strict limits on travel and correspondence. In return, the British pledged not to hand him to Kabul. Mazrak accepted, ending his years-long insurgency. Afghanistan welcomed Mazrak's capitulation, noting it would allow withdrawal of expensive garrison forces that had been deployed in the southern province since 1944. Mazrak and Sayyid Akbar initially lived under supervision at Miranshah before being transferred to Abbottabad and confined under Regulation III of 1818 by May 1947.