Early in the First World War, British and Indian forces set up the East Persia Cordon with Seistan Force assembled from the Indian Army. The force was created to counter German, Austrian and Ottoman subversion in Afghanistan and the North West Frontier of British India.
At the start of the First World War, British and Indian troops established the East Persian Cordon with the Seistan Force from the Indian Army. This unit was set up to resist German, Austrian, and Ottoman subversive activities in Afghanistan and the Northwest Frontier of British India.