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__NOTOC__ Internal peace is not disturbed during the year, but there are, as usual, frequent rumours of quarrels in the ''amir'' ==Early summer 1904== The ''amir'' injures his hand whilst snipe shooting, and the viceroy at his request sends his own doctor to Kabul to treat him. The treatment is entirely successful, and the ''amir'' The nature of this work is not made public, but it is not difficult to conjecture what must be the most important points in the discussion between the ''amir'' and Mr. Dane. In the first place, Russia, despite her Far Eastern difficulties and disasters, has by no means lost sight of Afghanistan. Both in Turkestan and the north and towards Herat in the south the Russian railway system is fast being completed to within striking distance of the frontier; the question of direct commercial relations between Russian and Afghan officials on the frontier appears to be still open, and Russia can easily create local trouble whenever it suits her to do so. No doubt the ''amir'' likes to know what help Britain would give him in a case of "unprovoked aggression," and, on the other hand, the Indian government likes to know how far the ''amir'' can defend himself, what number of troops he can put into the field, and what is their state of efficiency. The relations of the ''amir'' and of the Indian government with the tribes on the North-West Frontier also require further adjustment. A formal settlement was arrived at when what is known as the Durand Boundary was agreed on, and the present ''amir'' at first seemed anxious that the work of demarcating this boundary should be completed, but latterly he appears to have changed his mind, and the work has been suspended. Lastly, it is thought that an endeavour might be made to secure greater facilities for trade between Afghanistan and India. Whilst the foreign secretary is engaged in important work with the ''amir'' at Kabul the ''amir'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1904 in Afghanistan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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