Word: kabul
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Pompous street criers strode last week through the narrow, vile and crowded thoroughfares of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. What the criers intoned in majestic Persian, their attendants translated freely into vulgar Pushtoo. Soon the 100,000 citizens of Kabul rejoiced that there Amir* ("Sovereign Lord") Amanullah Khan had conferred upon himself by proclamation the title "King...
...that turbulent country ruled over by Amir Amanullah Khan, was sentenced to death an Italian engineer. He became implicated in a brawl in Kabul, the capital. The police tried to arrest him. The engineer defied them. The police persisted. The engineer shot, killed a Bobby. Finally, the engineer surrendered, was tried, was condemned to death...
...Amir is 30 years old; he succeeded his father, who was assassinated on February 20, 1919. The court is resident at Kabul, the capital of Afganistan. The Government is absolutely responsible to the Amir, hereditary prince, whose power varies in ratio to his skill, character and good fortune...