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Ali Ahmad Jan at Jagdilak, and till the
arrival of Sardar Mohammad Hashim Khan,
the eastern tribes being involved in internal
warfare, could give little cause for anxiety,
and he could afford to devote his whole
attention to other sides.
For the conquest of Kandahar, he did
not deem it necessary to send a very strong
force. He knew that the ex-King would not
be warmly received even by members of
his own tribe. Sher Jan knew the ways
of frustrating Amanullah Khan's plans. In
addition to the treacherous courtiers, who were
Sher Jan's friends in disguise, all the powerful
tribes living between Ghazni and Kandahar
were won over by the clever Chamberlain.
But he had a powerful enemy to crush
before his forces could co-operate with
those tribes and march on Kandahar. The
land between Ghazni and Sheikhabad is the
home of the brave and warlike Verdaks.
Led by Karim Khan, Lala Abdullah Khan,
and his brother, Abdul Ahad Khan, the
Verdaks were in no way prepared to accept
Bacha as their King, or to give him free
passage through their territory. Money or
force could not influence them. Several
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