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reins of the Government, it was impossible to
see peace in the country. You were, therefore,
called upon to retire. You had the audacity جسارت گستاخی
to refuse. Even now I am willing to give
you a chance, for I have come for peace,
and have no desire to shed blood. Nothing
would give me greater pleasure than to
restore peace in the country, without recourse
to arms. But I am sure that so long as
an ignorant person like you remains on the
throne, the nation cannot enjoy peace or
happiness. You are not fit for the respons-
ibility that you have assumed, and no one
is willing to accept you as king. I, therefore,
once more advise you to vacate the throne
and to let the people have a king of their
own choice. If, however, you are obstinate
and crazy about the throne, you will be only
aggravating the existing troubles of the
country, and I will be compelled to fight
you to the last. I am going to hold a
second jirgah in the course of a day or two
and the decision arrived at will be communi-
cated to you at once.
Regarding your threats to kill my relatives
who are now in Kabul, in case I refuse to
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