AFGHAN ROBIN HOOD
BRIGAND ARMY OF OVER 10,000.
(TJ P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright)
DELHI, Dee. 7
Nadir 1 Shah, King of Afghanistan, is ( confronted wi th a serious problem 1 ini Badakshan, ' ' the . most northerly province, where a’young Robin Hood has' arisen in the person of Ibrahim Beg, a . tribesman .who is . (terrorising the province with, a force of brigands estimated,to/number 10,000 to 16,000. riff-raff, of ,yar.io.us tribes and ;absconders .frpni- .the law.. AH - toto fully; ai’med.-v ' •'
Mauy towns and villages have been sackedjljxnd- -the' inhabitants .are flee- 7 ing tofKabul, (to,. •■.i’ .•
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 11384, 9 December 1930, Page 5
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