after long delay, the afghan government at length took energetic measures to arrest the lawless gangs which, after committing several murders of british officials and their wives across the border, had found refuge on afghan territory. the so-called "kohat gang" was captured on january 13 and brought to kabul, and of the "landi-kotal" murderers one was killed a few days afterwards and the other wounded, but not captured. the prisoners were subsequently deported to turkestan. at the same time the afghan government desisted from employing wazir tribesmen from british territory in its army, thus showing a less unfriendly spirit to britain than had characterized it for some time previously.