se Se KABUL TIMES “sar S- Governmest were expressed in charter responsibility’ for prepat-utmost impartiality. ~UAMIR “ABDUR RAHMAN zAND & THE “FORWARD POLICY 3 ler the soso Dein mf the place, arted naked agsre his people, of Alghanistar, or what on on Afghanistan and tunneled Amir” Abdar Rahman wo “ey igWalléd the-Seetnd Afghan Wat, through the-mountain, Thus as @ strong believer in.the inte) il toepencatam swung Dick tothe Matter of fact, Mt wap Bian, of his nomeland. He as det hon-intorference policy of Lord who just broke the (Gaaduma with the telbes sa his ors the Lawrence. ‘Though’-the British, agreement which was’ signed on jects. No one. according to ly after Gandumak ‘Treaty, tried to’ her‘ewn Yerms’ This shows that the was their real ruler except’ ton undo the work of thelr predeces’ Brithh wanted to have the im: Afghan Amity The-Amit and | i" sors in Afghanistan, iz’ reality portant stratezical points under Lansdowne were fully come in they continued intetiering in the thelr control, at any cox. of each ‘others poliey. The lp hame. policy ef Afghaniatan and ‘wanted to avert all sorts of 1 even tHed to have a control ovet The Amit, at we' all know, re- ference in his home policy by 2E Ie forelon relations: Amir Abdul garded the extension of the rall- British, while the Vicetoy ha Te" Rahman after being enthroned in Way line in. Afghan territory, as save the British interests in 75 {ea0 was greatly oabled Wy thir « knife inte his vitals. The ahows ghanisten, Tn pursuance of paley the deep feelings of the Afghan forward policy, ‘the British it Pe ‘Anir towards the British policy ernment missed no chance of i The Amir came to the thipne in Alghanistan, Ia fact tie'pres tending thelr pover over the Net gt a time when the couitiy bas sure of the British “Govemment bel area The foresightod Amit of in a desperately difficult situation om the ‘Amir was in’no’case’less his best to describe to the Bri hd Outwardly, the British had sign: than its pressure on hig predeces- officials the result of this un\ ho ed a treaty of nominterfereuce sors ~ Amir Dest Mohainmad and policy-But they intended to © Je. with-him: but he was not deceived Sher Alt ‘Out their plan even at the cos 5, a8 he was-fally- aware of | their third. war. Amir, on Sh secret plans it'was generally bee After the accession of Amir other hand, watebed with hat ihe a Teves that aftir the accosion of Abdur Rahman, the Forward all these - iendencies on the 1 ih the Amit and conclusion of Gan- Policy sthool of thought ‘ook a of Britain. He refused « prop Gumak treaty,” that "colonial new form. Outwardly, the British for negottation on the border it Power will change its old policy, Government had recognised Af- and did not allow Lord Roby ‘at but in fact to the people's anxiety. ghan Integrity and sovereignty to come to his Court. A let, ‘@ this" didnot “heppen, for. the but in essence Locd Lansdowne, Mortimer | Durand came. to ¥- British continued to make false the then Viceroy of Tadia, vas ghanisten in 1699 to enforce Te promises = both Verbal and writ. carrying out the same Gld policy. bofder ‘line trawn in accocda iy fen Out of these, the most signi through British agents in India. with thevinttrets of the Bri 1 Seta he extaio f «a Tey wee alway tig oo im: Empine. After «few werk of, sway line from the eld Chatman to pore 4 border line on ho" Amir. cussions, an agreement was 6 _ the new town. ‘The Amir, however, with all his ed by Sit Mortimer Durand 1 ‘aversion agsinst these aggressions Amir Abdur Rahmar. ‘This 1 ‘The dnesided Gendumak treaty, edopled a calm and cold blooded the atcond agreement impooed wwhictthad form away tertain parts policy. He is blamed by some for Afvhasisin after the dnfortan ft Zn Alghan sl oo the border. is alitude toward the Brith. Gandumak Westy. The, Dun ‘had left the -Kobzhak mountain ‘The others, on the otter hand, ap- Line-has always ‘been taken