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duzie dynasty; and the equal ceremoney of simplicity was manifested
in crowing Amir Doust Mohamed Khan; one by the head of wheat,
and the other by barley; the two have a close resemblence. The one was
effected at Kandahar and the other one at Kadul. But the spirit of the
two is the same. The two adorned their crowns with the products of
their country.
THE FORWARD POLICY .
ARTIGLE TWENTY SIXTH.
During the fifty years, which comprise the second half of the
19th centry of the Christian Era; wiser heads in the Punjab, in
the Sindh, in Simla or even in London; were all: whether high
English officers, or political thinkers; were in earnest search of
a permanent Boundry line between Afghanistan and India. Many
theories and observations were projected. One such was the so
called the Forward Policy. This policy had its advocates-at various
times in the second half of the 19th. Century. The followers
of this school are responsible for rendering asunder the friendly
relations between Afghanistan and the English: this, too was the
policy which brought large tracts of our country under the
aggrssion of the English; which also brought about the question
of the Frontiersi unfortanately where the tribal people regret the
lack of appreciation of their rights.
In the 18th.article under the of "ON THE SEARCH OF A FRON-
TIER LINE., we had given particulars about two Schools of politi-
cs; one apperaining to the Advance Policy and the other one to Stay
—Put; till atlast the determination towards the Forward Policy for dra-
wing a line of demarcation was spoken of; in connection with Afghanistan
and India. As the English and the political thinkers had over thrown
the Close Border Policy;"and adopted the Forward policy which produ-
ced so much difficulty between the two governments of Afghanistan and
England: our country was subjected to aggression. Certain parts of the
land of Afghanistan were detached through guile, both military and.
political; we desire here to speak a little more fully in this connection
This Forward Policy, according to some, is also termed as the Sindh
policy or the policy of the Sindh School. This is oppoed to another
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