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FAIZABAD

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Originally appearing in Volume V10, Page 136 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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FAIZABAD  , a

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town of
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Afghanistan,
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capital of the
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province of
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Badakshan, situated on the Kokcha
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river . In 1821 it was destroyed by
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Murad Beg of
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Kunduz, and the inhabitants removed to Kunduz . But since Badakshan was annexed by Abdur Rahman, the town has recovered its former importance, and is now a considerable
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place of
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trade . It is the
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chief
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cantonment for eastern Afghanistan and the Pamir region, and is protected by a fort built in 1904 .

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