Description

The booklet presented here contains a report on the 1928‒29 air evacuation of the British Legation in Kabul, a Western enclave that was caught up in a tribal revolt against the ruler of Afghanistan, King Amanullah (reigned 1919–29). The events that led to the evacuation were sparked by the king’s desire to modernize his country. After a seven-month tour in Europe in 1928, the king returned to his country to introduce Western-style legislative and social reforms. His proposals—especially the compulsory education of girls, the enforcement of ...