Habibullah, the Arnie of Afghanistan, was murdered in his camp
at Laghman, south of Kabul, on Thursday week. He was born in 1872, and succeeded his father, Abdur Ralunan, in 1001. lie visited India in 1907, and was so much impressed by the power of the British Raj that he became our firm ally, despite his annoyance at the Russo-British Convention. of that year, which, without the•Amir's consent, recognized Afghanistan as lying within the British sphere of influence. Throughout the war the Amir remained steadfastly neutral, though German and Turkish agents tried to promote an Afghan attack on the North- West Frontier. Habibullah bad recently concluded an alliance with the Emir of Bokhara against the Bolsheviks. It is. not yet known whether the Bolsheviks had anything to do with his death, though it may be presumed that disturbances in Central Asia would.. suit their book. llabibullah's brother, Naarullali, is said to have taken the throne.
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