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

town of See also:Afghanistan, See also:capital of the See also:province of See also:Badakshan, situated on the Kokcha See also:river. In 1821 it was destroyed by See also:Murad Beg of See also: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 See also:place of See also:trade. It is the See also:chief See also:cantonment for eastern Afghanistan and the Pamir region, and is protected by a fort built in 1904.

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