History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v3.c44.s10.1

v3.c44.s10.1

Meantime, great deeds were being done by Aghar Khan west of Peshawar. First he foiled a night attack of the Mohmands and their allies, and retaliated by slaying 300 of them, ravaging their homes, and bringing away 2,000 captives and much booty. Then he tried to open the Khaibar Pass by leading the Van of the army of Fidai Khan, the new governor of Kabul. Forty thousand Afghans opposed him near Ali Masjid, but after a long contest in which both sides lost heavily and Aghar Khan was severely wounded, the enemy fled, leaving behind them many thousands of dead and prisoners.