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In Kandahar Amanullah Khan had once
more declared himself King. But he had
entirely lost his prestige and was held in
extreme contempt. There was also a
general hatred for the Bacha, and all were
desirous of seeing the end of his cruel regime.
Herat, though nominally under the
Kandahar Government, and governed by
Mohammad Ghaus Khan and Mohammad
Ibrahim Khan, was not in favour of Amanullah
Khan, and was in no way prepared to help
him in recapturing the capital.
In the north the Bacha had succeeded
in occupying Mizar-i-Sharif ; but there was
a general hatred against his high-handedness
and cruelty, and every one was anxiously
waiting for an opportunity to avenge his
grievances.
The Eastern Province was involved in
an inter-tribal civil war, and only the greedy
among the influential chiefs, anxious to share
the spoils, had sent their allegiance to the
Bacha.
The Hazaras, like the Verdaks, were
making a bold stand against the ingression
of Bacha's forces, and had several times
succeeded in routing them.
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