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the danger was not yet over. The most
critical time had yet to come. The Bacha
with his chosen adherents was inside the
Arg, and all the members of the Marshal's
family were kept there to be put to death
as soon as the Arg was bombarded. The
Bacha sent word that each bullet fired in
that direction would find one of his relatives
as its victim. Sardar Shah Wali Khan had
to communicate with the Marshal on this
point. In the evening, Purdil, the Bacha's
Commander-in-Chief with all the men at
his command, attacked the city from the
Paghman side. Sardar Shah Wali Khan
and General Shah Mahmud Khan with a
handful of men went out to meet him.
Near Shehr Ara, the old Habibia College
building, a decisive battle was fought, and
fortune once more favoured the heroes;
Purdil himself was mortally wounded.
On the 11th October, the Sardar received
a reply to his letter sent to the Marshal.
This letter showed how the Marshal was ready
to make the heaviest sacrifice for the sake
of his motherland. He ordered his brother
to commence bombardment immediately.
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