Great Anxiety Exists For Safety Of Foreign Legations In Revolt-Wracked Afghanistan.
PORTION OF ARMY REPORTED TO' HAVE JOINED REBEL TRIBESMEN; COMMUNICATION WITH KABUL CUT OFF. (United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received December 19, 12 noon) DELHI, December 18. REPORTS from the frontier state that a portion of the Afghan Army revolted and is assisting the rebels, and the King and Queen have taken refuge in a fort. This report is unconfirmed. Wireless communication with Kabul has broken down. The gravest anxiety exists for the safety of the Foreign Legations. No letters have been received from the British Legation for a month. It is rumoured that the whole Afghan army has not been paid for a considerable time, which, combined with anti-Reform propaganda, contributed to many of the soldiers having deserted. Europeans in Kabul are reported to be experiencing grave discomforts, as firewood and food supplies are always scarce and expensive.—Australian Press Association.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18641, 19 December 1928, Page 11
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