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The same report also indicates public notices were posted in Qandahar, but armed sentries prohibited people from reading them, and that "neighbours of accused persons and prisoners, such as Muhammad Alam Khan, the late Kotwal of Kandahar, Mulla Majid, (a) merchant, and others, are forced to purchase their (the accused's and imprisoned's) lands, though they (the neighbors) explain their inability to pay for them."
Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008
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Haji Asad Khan may have then held the influential post of Naib Kotwal or deputy magistrate in Kabul.
Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008
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Abd al-Rahman used the panchayat's ruling in this regard to not only invalidate the original receipts, but to justify similar sums being extracted a second time from the parties holding them: The Amir has also sent orders to the Naib Kotwal to realize the price of the six loads of indigo which were made over to the Kabul merchants.
Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008
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Larsen is also in talks with state-run Nuclear Power Corp. of India Ltd. for a joint venture to produce specialized forging for nuclear reactors, Kotwal said.
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"They have actually visited us, they have seen our capabilities, and discussions are on, in terms of how things can be converted to MoUs," Kotwal said.
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“Indian Fairy Tales” the fair wife of an absent merchant plays a similar notable prank upon the Kotwal, the Wazir, the Kazi and the King; and akin to this is the exploit of Temal
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Kotwal said the strikers had been gathering outside the shop since they went on strike on Monday for improved wages.
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"I tried to mediate between the people and the police but then a policeman hit me on my jaw, with a fist," Kotwal alleged.
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Kotwal earlier told Reuters the strikers had been gathering outside his shop since they went on strike on Monday for improved wages.
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Kotwal earlier told Reuters the strikers had been gathering outside his shop since they went on strike on Monday for improved wages.
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