Word: peshawar
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Peshawar, British India, anyone possessed of the sum of 6¢ could obtain a graphic idea of what King Nadir meant by "severe punishment." Photographs were on view, at 12 annas a peek, showing the execution of Bacha Sakao, the Water Boy Bandit King (TIME, Nov. 11). Contrary to official reports, cabled accounts, Bacha Sakao was not "humanely shot." With ankles loaded with heavy chains, he and his five companions had ropes knotted about their necks, were hauled into the air, to strangle slowly. No coward, Bandit Bacha scoffed and jeered at his executioners while breath...
...Plymouth, England, last week from India, having traveled third class under his favorite alias, "Private Shaw." In the House of Commons the Government parried questions as to whether Colonel Lawrence had fomented the revolt against King Amanullah of Afghanistan (TIME, Jan. 28). Admissions that he had been stationed at Peshawar, India, on the Afghan border, were coupled with the lame assertion that "Lawrence was granted no leave of absence from his duties as a private in the Royal Air Force." As everyone knows, British R. A. F. planes are constantly operating over Afghanistan...
...alacrity from the British war base in Trans-Jordania to bomb the Arabs who had killed U. S. Missionary Bilkerd. As aviators go, those of the R. A. F. are a kindly and efficient lot, although one of them bombed and killed a detachment of British native troops near Peshawar, British India, last week, quite by accident. Those who flew out to avenge Dr. Bilkerd, however, returned with all their bombs intact, having seen no bandits...
Five minutes after the arrival of His Majesty at Kandahar the royal standard was broken out from the Palace staff, exactly as if nothing had happened. Next day an airplane, heavy laden, arrived at Kandahar from Kabul via Peshawar, British India; and out slumped Big Brother Inayatullah. For him were flown no royal standards. Therefore the double abdication of last week appeared as nothing more than a successful double cross to outwit Bandit Bacha Sakao, and permit King Amanullah to stage a coup d' escape...