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at the time exceeded fifty thousand. The
major portion of this formidable army with
the best officers to command them was
stationed in the strong military posts facing
the Southern Province. The Bacha seems
to have studied the situation thoroughly and
had nothing to fear from other quarters.
Only two thousand men sufficed for the
Kandahar front; a few thousand rupees had
frustrated the plans of Wali Ali Ahmad Jan,
and with only a handful of men his agents
Mohammad Qasim and Abdur Rahim Khan
had marched straight up to Mizar-i-Sharif
without meeting the slightest resistance. But
خواب گران the southern problem was a nightmare to
the Bacha and his counsellors, for they
knew the general popularity of the Marshal
and his brothers. They were not ignorant
of their military skill. They also knew
fully the warlike character of the southern
tribes. But with their vast resources they
felt hopeful of ultimately bringing the
تسلط Southern Province under their sway. The
best soldiers and most experienced officers—
the pick of Bacha's army—were despatched
to the south. Mohammad Siddiq, Sher Jan's
brother, a general of no ordinary capacity,
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