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Hazrat Sahibzadah Abdul-Lateef 108 fort where had been. The shock caused him to lose his men- tal balance. He was killed by suffocation during his imprisonment. Ameer Habibullah Khan also did not escape Divine chastisement. In 1919, in a violent power struggle, he was assassinated and his son was hanged. The Ameer was also assassinated on 20 February 1919. The unfortunate land of Kabul has been the site of murder, bloodshed, violence, and extreme brutality ever since. In 1921, blood- shed continued during the third Anglo-Afghan War. Bitter infighting and dissent led to further regime changes and killings in 1923, and mur- derous infighting between various warlords continued. In 1980, Afghanistan was invaded