Six pointed uniface white metal (possibly silver) star with rays between the arms creating the impression of a twelve-pointed star); the face with a centre medallion with the arms of Afghanistan encircled by a ring with an inscription; the reverse plain; the centre medallion rubbed, the suspension ring worn thin through wear; on replaced correct ribbon. The award was created by Mohammed Nadir Khan to reward officers who had been involved in the defeat of Bacha-i-Saqao (Habibullah Kalakani). In the 1920s, King Amanullah (1919-1929) attempted to end his country's traditional isolation and introduce modernising reforms inspired by secular regime of Kemal Ataturk in Turkey. Some of these reforms alienated tribal and religious leaders and he was forced to abdicate in January 1929 after Kabul was taken with Pashtun support by Bacha-i-Saqao, a Tajik warlord. The latter’s reign as Khan of Afghanistan ended with his overthrow and execution in October 1929 by Prince Mohammed Nadir Shah, a cousin of King Amanullah. He consolidated his hold on power, reversed or slowed the implementation of the reforms of Amanullah Khan in favour of a more gradual approach and issued this award to loyal officers.
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