Abstract: A report written in French and dated Bagdad [Baghdad], 23 April 1802, relaying information received from a messenger from Tahran [Tehran] concerning the Kingdom of the Agvans [Afghanistan].The report describes a siege of Herat led by Chah Zadé Kaisser [Shāhzādeh Qaiṣar] and rumours of attacks on Candahar [Kandahar] and Cabul [Kabul] by the Ghelgies [Ghilzaī tribe]. The author also speculates on the activities of Chugia al Mulk [Shujā’ al-Mulk Durrānī] and Fataly Chah [Fatḥ-‘Alī Shāh Qājār, Shāh of Persia] and the future of the country.Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)