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Bachha Sakoo The Bandit King of Afghanistan and his Comrades Stoned to Death at Kabul

Contemporary accounts of how Hamid Kalkani died are unclear. Nadir Khan is said to have chased him to his village in October 1929 where he was stoned to death by residents which this postcard may show.

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The End of Baccha Sakoo and his Accomplices by the Ropes in their Necks.

This postcard shows the so-called "Bandit King" of Afghanistan, Habibullah Kalkani – "Bachha Sakoo," the son of a water-carrier – who led a successful revolt against King Amanullah of Afghanistan in January 1929. He ruled briefly until the British

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