AFFAIRS IN AFGHANISTAN.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3732, 10 December 1880, Page 2

AFFAIRS IN AFGHANISTAN.

The news from this quarter ii not m assuring as oould be wished, ai there are fears that Ajub Khan mar again prore troublesome. That worthy is sow at Herat. Instead of being refused admission to that city, and oompelled to take refuge in Persia, his old subjects hare welcomed him home, and Southern ; Afghanistan is in a state of nervous expectation that he may return again. This feeling appears to hare taken such deep root that many of the people around Kandahar have refrained from sowing their land, and we are told the Sudan in Zemindawar hare forbidden the despatch of supplies to the southern capitals Then, again, it is thought that Ayub's nomination of Hashim Khan as Governor of Farrah and' of Mohammed Hussum as Governor of Subzawar bodes no good to either the British or to Abdul "^—fini The last-named Sirdar was oiiee. Governor of Jellalabad, and no leader ever displayed so much inveterate animosity as he towards the invader. Hashim Khan is a disappointed man. When General Bob. erts was in Kabul, considering which of. the Afghan Princes might be deemed ay suitable candidate for the throne, Hasans,: was a prominent aspirant for that position; Immediately all prospect of hit selection vanished he disappeared from the capital* and openly ranged himself against us. He is now safely out of arm's length of the small force that has been toft at Kandahar; be possesses great wealth, and from Farrah he will be, able to intrigue not only/ in Kandahar, but among the chronic malcontents at Ghuoi, and probably, likewise at Kabul. It is; . therefore, thought that beyond the Helmund there , are elements of, great danger to the future peace of Afghanistan. The snake which general Roberts oaught at Mazra has only been seotohed not killed. It is contended that, though the English won a great victory, it cud not wipe out the memory of Ayub's brilHanfi» success at Kuthki-Nakhud. Even the Wali is said to have lost oonfideaee, and it is doubted whether under any pressure he would resume his functions. - ■. .