AFGHAN’S CHOICE
nadir khan as king. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyriglitj. DELHI, Oct. 18. Yielding to the insistent pressure of the leading citizens of Kabul, Herat, and Kandahar, General Nadir Khan agreed to become the Afghan King at the National Assembly yesterday. Nadir Khan was acclaimed King “in view of his epoch-making victory and services to the country and the people.” The Foreign Ministry sent *a wireles smessage to the Afghan Trade Agent at Peshawar to send his allegiance to Nadir Khan, but the Agent refused, stating that the declaration, was a flagrant contravention of Nadir Khan’s pledge to support Amanullnh. The agent added: “Nadir Khan has /cherished from the beginning ambitions of gaining the throne for himself. Now he has j created fresh trouble.’,’ > ...
It is now reported that Baccha is collecting the remnants of his forces in an effort to regain the throne.
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Hokitika Guardian, 19 October 1929, Page 5
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145AFGHAN’S CHOICE Hokitika Guardian, 19 October 1929, Page 5
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