THE RISING IN AFGHANISTAN.
A CRITICAL SITUATION.
THE AMEER MASSING TROOPS.
LONDON, 9TH AUGUST.
The situation in Afghanistan is daily becoming more critical.
The Hazara rising proves to have widespread ramifications amongst the frontier tribes. The acknowledged purpose of the revolt is to crush the Ameer Abdur Rahman.
The Ameer has massed 40,000 Afghan troops, in order to make a vigorous attack on the rebels on the frontier. It is reported that some of the tribal chiefs are lukewarm in their attachment to the Ameer, and to secure their support he is promising them gifts of land.