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Southern Province during the reigns of Amir
Habibullah Khan and King Amanullah Khan.
They had been given some lands in the Khost
District, but the southern tribes did not like
to see them on their soil, and waited for an
opportunity to drive them out. Now, when
the chance came, they surrounded these
Wazir refugees and asked them to leave their
lands or be prepared for war. The Waziris
were not willing to give up their rights and
the danger of a civil war was hourly
increasing. When the Marshal was informed
of this, he despatched a few of the influential
chiefs to settle the matter amicably. This
mission at last prevailed upon the Waziris
to give up their rights and the contending
parties took a solemn oath that thenceforth
they would co-operate with each other and
would relinquish their tribal jealousies.
There was a general rejoicing on all sides,
for every one was fully aware of the ugly
turn that the affair might have taken. If a
single bullet had been fired from either side,
the matter would have been beyond control
and the Waziris of the Trans-border would
have felt obliged to assist their brethren.
Ahmadzais' Lashkar.—On the 21st of
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