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and went into the pockets of officers, nobody cared to bring the offenders to book. Thus when the time came for active service, not even one-tenth of the enrolled strength could be mustered; nor was this small percentage quite willing to fight on the side of its oppressors. فرار از نظام - بغاوت The fact that so many cases of desertion escaped detection shows that the Intelligence Department, if it existed, was no more than a name. Even when Bacha Saqao and his men were only a few miles from Kabul, the King lay secure in the Arg (royal palace) fully assured that there was absolutely no disturbance in the country. In the Grand Assembly of 1928 held at Paghman when the King put forth his new programme, some of its clauses met with opposition. The King, however, solemnly با وفاماندن promised to abide by the decision of the august محترم body and delete the disapproved items. But within a month the promise was broken and members of the assembly, greatly annoy- ed, left the capital in disgust. No sooner had they reached their homes than signs of dis- content and unrest began to show all over 12