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The Massacre of Elphinstone’s Army
13 January 1842
The last surviving troops of the 1842 retreat from Kabul made a final stand near the village of Gandamak on this day in British history, 13 January 1842. Following an uprising in Kabul, Major General Elphinstone negotiated an agreement with Akbar Khan by which his army was to withdraw to the British garrison at Jalalabad, more than 90 miles away. During the retreat, Afghan tribes continually attacked the army. In the end, out of more than 16,000 people from the column commanded by Elphinstone, only one European (Assistant Surgeon William Brydon) and a few Indian sepoys reached Jalalabad. A few dozen British prisoners and civilian hostages were later released. The painting above is a depiction of Brydon’s arrival at Jalalabad and is entitled ‘Remnants of an Army.’
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MISSION AFGHANISTAN | A Documentary about Sikhs in Afghanistan.
A young adventurous Afghan Sikh, Pritpal Singh, who had left Afghanistan 2 decades ago, set out from the UK to document the suffering of fellow Afghan Sikhs and Hindus communities in Afghanistan. The film “MISSION AFGHANISTAN” portrays the life and hardships of minorities in War-torn Afghanistan.“
