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THE NORTH-WEST FRONTIER.
CAPTURE OF AFGHAN FORT.
CARRIED BY FRONTAL ASSAULT
MARCH ON KABUL PROBABLE,
(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association)
Allahabad, May 31. fc>pm Baldak Fort, which the British captured, was considered impregnable. Our high explosive shells destroyed the bomb-proof shelters and a frontal assault by Indian cavalry and infantry carried the fort.
Events point to a probable march on Kabul, where the Amir is enmeshed in court intrigues.
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Colonist, Volume LXI, Issue 15088, 3 June 1919, Page 5
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69THE NORTH-WEST FRONTIER. Colonist, Volume LXI, Issue 15088, 3 June 1919, Page 5
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