Ayub Khan

emir of Afghanistan

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Battle of Kandahar

  • First Anglo-Afghan War
    In Battle of Kandahar

    …out against the army of Ayub Khan, Roberts left Kabul to begin his famous march to Kandahar on August 8. His army marched in the full summer heat over difficult terrain with full battle kit. At one time, more than 500 troops were falling ill each day, and even Roberts…

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