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Progressive Afghanistan · pages 1–315


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and were restored to the full enjoyment of their previous honours and fortunes. Unburied corpses of the unhappy victims of the tyrant were taken out from the ditches round the Arg, and buried in the grave-yards of their ancestors, and every consideration was shown to the bereaved and محروم شده گان afflicted families. Within the space of a few months he was able to quell all the internal disturbances, to punish the robbers and outlaws, and to restore peace and order in a country that was on the brink of total لبه annihilation. After the tyrant's death his formidable army acknowledged the authority of the King from necessity rather than from choice. Nevertheless, as soon as he received their oath of fidelity, he issued a proclamation ordering his lashkar to give up the pursuits and addressing the Saqaoists in terms of mildness and moderation, lamenting rather than arraigning the wildest disorders of the time and assuring them that they would enjoy the full benefits of their property and that they need not have any apprehension of chastisement for their past conduct. But 179

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Progressive Afghanistan, page 230. Afghanistan Digital Library, New York University Libraries. Machine-transcribed text: Afghan Press Archive, https://afghanpress.org/book/adl0973/230 (accessed [date]).
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