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... nistan to act as a buffer between their Indian Raj and Tsarist Russia . A willy - nilly Afghan Amir , Abdur Rahman , agreed to do duty as a lone sentry on the northern glac- iers of the Hindu Kush . It was in such bizarre circumstances ...
... nistan to act as a buffer between their Indian Raj and Tsarist Russia . A willy - nilly Afghan Amir , Abdur Rahman , agreed to do duty as a lone sentry on the northern glac- iers of the Hindu Kush . It was in such bizarre circumstances ...
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... nistan could be grouped as follows : to incite the frontier tribes against the British as to engage their troops in the tribal belt ; to bring back to Afghanistan ex - King Aman- ullah , possibly with Russian help during the early days ...
... nistan could be grouped as follows : to incite the frontier tribes against the British as to engage their troops in the tribal belt ; to bring back to Afghanistan ex - King Aman- ullah , possibly with Russian help during the early days ...
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... nistan ' had encouragement from Moscow . The 1973 coup in Afghanistan , which was alleged to have Soviet blessing ' and renewed propaganda by new rulers in Kabul on ' Pakhtunistan ' was regarded by Pakistan ' as a function of Soviet ...
... nistan ' had encouragement from Moscow . The 1973 coup in Afghanistan , which was alleged to have Soviet blessing ' and renewed propaganda by new rulers in Kabul on ' Pakhtunistan ' was regarded by Pakistan ' as a function of Soviet ...
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