The village of Afshar in the
Kabul district
A
large Kizilbash village in the Kabul district, 4 miles west of Sherpur. Here
Macpherson encamped on the 8th and 9th December 1879,
leaving his camp on the 10th to fight the action of Karez-i-Mir. It
was from this place also that, on the 11th December, the horse
artillery and cavalry advanced towards Arghandi, when they encountered the
overwhelming force of afghans under Muhammad Jan. Immediately to the east of
Kala-i-Aoshar is the Nanachi or Aoshar Kotal over which an excellent road now
leads. The place is strong, surrounded by bastioned walls from 15 feet to 20
feet high. This village contain 100 houses. (Kennedy, A.B.C.)
Ludwig W. Adamec — Historical and political gazetteer
of Afghanistan. Volume [06] (1985)
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