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Commander-in-Chief. During the remaining
days of Amir Habibullah Khan's reign,
Sardar Mohammad Nadir Khan and members
of his family, all men of great ability and
exceptional administrative capacity, did their
best for the advancement of their motherland.
It was chiefly through their efforts that pro-
gressive measures were adopted by H. M.
Amir Habibullah Khan, and so wisely and
conscientiously did this noble family work
انجام دادن in the discharge of their duties that wherever
they went, and whatever offices they held,
محبوب they endeared themselves to the people and
عزیز شد won a high place in their esteem.
The family continued to serve the
country in the reign of King Amanullah
Khan and never willingly withdrew its co-
operation. It was due to their heroic actions
in the Third Afghan War (1919) that the
country gained its independence. Had it not
been for the military achievements of Marshal
Mohammad Nadir Khan at Thal and those of
his brothers Shah Wali Khan and General
Shah Mahmud Khan at Wana in Waziristan
and Paiwar Pass, the Amaniyyah Government
would long have ceased to exist. H. M. King
Amanullah Khan was not slow in realizing
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