The headmen of the villages in the Bashgal Valley send a deputation to the sipah salar (commander-in-chief) requesting him to keep back the force that is to be sent to collect arms in every village, promising themselves to collect the knives, guns, and other weapons, and to hand them over to the Afghans.
Leaders of the villages in the Bashgal Valley send an envoy to the sipah salar (commander-in-chief), requesting that he delay sending troops to collect arms in each village. In return, they vow to gather all available firearms and other weapons and deliver them to the Afghans.