AFGHAN POSITION
MOHMANDS BURN TOWN
ADVANCE ON KABUL
AMAN ULLAH'S PLANS,
United Press Association—By Electric Tele-
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(.Received Stith January, 11 a.m.),
DELHI, 25th. January.
Dakl;a, a small town at tho end of tho Khybcr Pass, and forty-five miles from Peshawar, was totally destroyed by fire by Mohmnnds. No significance is attached ' to tho incident, though the place had been Selected for , a tribal gathering to discuss tho question of the kingship of Afghanistan. Heavy snow is preventing' tribesmen from reaching Dakka. Kabul 1 is snowbound, and the aerodrome is thickly covered. This, will render the rescue of tho peoplo at tho Legation a difficult task it' a' serious situation again arose. Amanullah is formulating plans to advance to Kabul in the early spring. At Kabul all business is at a standstill. The Shinwaris have openly announced that they will not accept' him aa king. -I. The five Afghan princes who were arrested and imprisoned 'at Allahabad arc on hunger strike.
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 22, 26 January 1929, Page 9
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161AFGHAN POSITION Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 22, 26 January 1929, Page 9
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