Chapter XVIII: Road From Kabul to Peshawar

Difficulty of getting permission to enter Afghanistan and to
leave it—Description of country passed through—Camping-places
on way down and distances—Description of Jelalabad City—Usbeg
horseback game of Buz-bazee—Kabul river at Jelalabad and
beyond—The musak—Summer heat—The last day’s journey 308

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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AMIR HABIBULLAH KHAN _Frontispiece_

THE SHAHZADA ON THE MARCH FROM KANDAHAR TO KABUL 8
(_From a drawing by the Author_)

SIRDAR MAHOMED OMAR KHAN AND STAFF 24

AMIR ABDUR RAHMAN IN EVERYDAY DURBAR. SIRDAR HABIBULLAH
(PRESENT AMIR) SITTING WITH HIM 40
(_From a drawing by the Author_)

THE MIHMAN KHANA (GUEST-HOUSE), KABUL 48

PORTION OF GARDEN ATTACHED TO MY HOUSE—SAINT’S GRAVE IN THE
CORNER OF GARDEN 48

GROUP OF AFGHAN GUARDS AND SERVANTS—TAKEN IN COMPOUND OF MY
HOUSE—KITCHEN AT THE BACK 80

MARRIAGE PARTY OF THE “UPPER TEN.” BRIDE AND WAITING-WOMEN
CARRIED IN LITTERS 88
(_From a drawing by the Author_)

MARRIAGE PARTY OF POORER CLASS—BRIDEGROOM AND BRIDE FOLLOWED
BY GIRL CARRYING THE BRIDE’S CLOTHES 96
(_From a drawing by the Author_)

AMIR ABDUR RAHMAN AND OFFICIALS AT DINNER 104
(_From a drawing by the Author_)

PRINCE INIATULLAH—ELDEST SON OF AMIR HABIBULLAH KHAN—AND STAFF 120

AMIR ABDUR RAHMAN KHAN 128

KABULI WOMAN’S INDOOR DRESS 200

NEW PORTION OF KABUL WORKSHOPS, WITH THE SIRDAR’S BUNGALOW AND
OFFICE IN CENTRE 232

SOLDIERS ON GUARD IN GARDEN OUTSIDE THE KABUL WORKSHOPS EATING
FOOD 240
(_From a drawing by the Author_)

GROUP OF KABUL MIRZAS (WRITERS, OR CLERKS) 248

THE SERAI AT JAGDALAK, ON THE ROAD FROM KABUL TO PESHAWAR 312

Transcriber’s Note: The final illustration was originally described as “The Serai at Ingdalak”, a place which does not exist. A few other minor typographical errors were also corrected.

UNDER THE ABSOLUTE AMIR