F? to the last few days our English and Indian calograms have favored the idea th»t the forces at the disposal of General Roberts and his coadjutors in Afghanistan were quite sufficient to restrain the turbulent Afghans, and to inculcate in them a due respect for British authority. Recent calograms, however, present the position of our troops in a very different light, as we find that, notwithstanding the severe lessons taught by General Eoberts, the " pacification " of the country is by no means accomplished. We are told that the Commander-in Chief is applying for a larger force to maintain British supremacy, and that the Kohistans, a wild tribe of mountaineers, are likely to prove troublesome. The present appearance ot the Affgban question is by no means satisfactory, and this, the last of our little wars, is already bringing down the maledictions of the British taxpayers.
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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3451, 16 January 1880, Page 2
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