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in the suburbs of Tor and Speen, and
lasted for two days. Both sides suffered
heavy casualties. The Saqaoists were again
beaten, leaving a large number of prisoners,
and plenty of arms and ammunition.
The Dash for the Capital.—At this junc-
ture the Waziri lashkar arrived, and the
Marshal thought of making a dash for the
capital from a direction which the Bacha
could have little imagined. Sardar Shah
Wali Khan was ordered to proceed via
Dobandi to the Logar Valley. He com-
menced his memorable march on the 29th
September. His first objective was the post
of Khushi, which he had little difficulty in
occupying. From this place as his head-
quarters he sent a detachment of some 1,000
men to attack the Wagho-Jan Pass—the key
to Kabul. In the evening the lashkar reached
the pass, and attacked the enemy. The
battle lasted all through the night, and when
the dawn broke, the Saqaoists found them-
selves surrounded, and had to yield. Besides
prisoners, a large quantity of arms and
ammunition fell into the hands of the victors.
The lashkar returned to Khushi with the
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