The Archive · 1929

State Entry To-day

Moscow, Oct. 17.

Reports from Kabul state th: Nadir Khan, who succeeded in freeing Afghanistan from the usurper Habibullah, will enter Kabul state on Saturday and will be proclaimed King. Fais Mohammed Khan who was Minister of Education under ex-King Amanuliah appointed Acting Foreign Bin'ster.—Trans-Ocean Kuo Min, Peshawar, Oct. 18.

After the fall of Kabul, the treating Kohistanis considerably damaged the outlying buildings of the British Legation: bat the m: Duilding was stoutly defended by the Legation watehmen, three of whom were killed.

Habibullah narrowly escaped. by climbing through the breach of a wall of the citadel but Shahwali made prisoner with his fa father and brother.

The citadel was captured by the attackers scaling the walls after 2 heavy bombardment. General Sach Khan, while leading a counterattack, was killed la the gateway.

After the fall of the citadel Nadir Khan's tribal levy looted the trea sury, the museum and the palace.

is reported that they found bags of Russian gold in the citadel Reuter.

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