Who led the Afghan forces at the Battle of Nowshera?
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Azim Khan led the Afghan forces at the Battle of Nowshera. He was the governor of Peshawar and was given command of the army by the ruler of Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Durrani. Khan's army consisted of 35,000 soldiers, while the British force was led by Major General George Pollock and numbered 14,000 men.
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