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to lead an Ahmadi deputation to meet the Afghan delegation and seek confirmation that the proclamation concerning religious freedom apply equally to Ahmadis. They were to ask whether the lives and assets of the Ahmadis living in Afghanistan would be safe and then they would not be harmed in any way whatsoever because of their beliefs. Also, if they so wished could those Ahmadis who had migrated from Afghanistan to Qadian because they did not enjoy religious freedom return to Afghanistan without let or hindrance? When the deputation met the Afghan Foreign Minister Sardar Mahmood Tarzi they were assured that no Ahmadi would be harmed in Afghanistan on the basis of his beliefs. They were told that the period of tyranny was past history and they were assured that Afghanistan had become a cradle of peace and harmony. On their return the deputation presented their agreeable report to Khaleefa-tul-Maseeh II (MAPH) who instructed Moulvi Neymatulla to seek re-confirmation in Kabul to ensure that Sardar Tarzi firmly stood by the assurance given to our deputation while he was in Mansoori. During the meeting the Sardar confirmed that Ahmadis were completely free to believe, practice and preach and no harm would ever come to them. As an additional precautionary measure Hadhrat Khaleefa-tul- Maseeh n (MAPH) had letters addressed to the Foreign Minister of Afghanistan and the well known Turk General Jamaal Pasha who was then resident in Kabul and was a friend of Hadhrat Syed Zain-ul-Aabedeen Waliullah Shah. It was felt that written confirmation that on the basis of their belief Ahmadis would not be harmed would be more reliable. 116