"مجموعة من المعاهدات والالتزامات والسندات المتعلقة بالهند والدول المجاورة" [‎٢‎١‎٢] (٥٧٨/٢٢٩)

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AFGHANISTAN.
\li, a Barakzai of Kandaliar, was recognised as the Wali or Chief. No
special arrangements were necessary for Herat, where Ayub Khan,
brother of the e^r-Amir Yakub Khan, and Governor of that province
during his short reign, still maintained himself in power. It was deter
mined to retain Kabul itself temporarily under direct British adminis
tration, until its future government could be settled on some basis which
should have a reasonable prospect of finality.
In the spring of 1880 Abdur Rahman Khan, who had long been a
refugee in Russian territory, made his appearance, with a considerable
body of followers, in Afghan Turkistan, where he was cordially
welcomed by the leading Chiefs, and succeeded in establishing his
authority on the northern side of the Hindu Kush. He had a few
adherents of note in Afghanistan proper, more especially in Kohistan:
and, from his known character and reputation for ability, there seemed
reason to believe that he might, with the countenance^ of the British
Government, be able to establish himself more firmly on the throne of
Kabul than any of the other possible candidates. Negotiations were
accordingly entered into with him: and, though he made at first some
attempts to raise the country and to assert his position as Amir of
Afghanistan in his own right, he readily accepted the position offered to
him by the Government of India, namely that of Amir of Kabul, the
Kandahar province being severed from Kabul and made into a separate
principality. Matters having been satisfactorily settled, he was formally
recognised as Amir at a Darbar held at Kabul on the 22nd July 1880.
On the 31st July and the following day a conference was held at Zimma,
at which the wishes and intentions of the British Government were
fully explained to him. No formal treaty was drawn up, but it was
understood that he was to be assisted with arms and money by the
Government of India to such an extent as might appear to them to be
necessary; that he was to be recognised by them as Amir of Kabul and
is. epen encies, that he might take such measures as he pleased to
bnng Herat under his control, but was not to interfere with the Wali
of Kandahar; that Pishin, Sibi and Kurram were to be no longer re-
gar e as part of Afghanistan; that the British Government were to
control the Michni and Khyber passes and all relations with the inde
pendent hill tribes m the territory directly attached thereto; and that
me foreign relations of Kabul were henceforth to be conducted subject
to the approval of the Government of India. No mention was made
at the time of Khost; but, at the Amir’s request, he was allowed a few
months later to take possession of the district.
The Amir arrived at Kabul on the 11th August 1880: and the same
m • T^ 1 farewe11 inter view between him and the chief British
o cials, the last of the British troops evacuated Kabul and returned
nei o es a war y the Khyber route. A strong division had started
a few ,days previously to march through Ghazni and Kalat-i-Ghilzai to