AFGHAN CIVIL WAR
NEW KING DEFEATED.
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DELHI, August 28. Hbrassed by rebel •'tribesmen, red by'Nadir Kuan and his brothers, and upset by "the intrigues of disloyalty in Kabul, Bnccha Isakau is now making a desperate bid to retain the x throne. He has offered a reward or. £IO,OOO for the capture of Nadir J dead or alive. It is reported from Peshawar that Eaccha’s leading General, Khan Mohammed, has bten captured, together , with a division of troops, 'by Taghari trfbesmen and brigands. The King’s force has also been driven- front Gartlez; an ’ important point strategically. , _ ', "• _ _.. In ironic contrast with the civil , war' raging throughout the country, Kabul celebrated the eleventh. ainiiy«d;shry 61'* Afghan ihdeipendence.
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Hokitika Guardian, 24 August 1929, Page 5
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