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	First Afghan War - Battle of Kabul and Retreat to Gandamak
		The disaster of the First Afghan War was a substantial contributing factor to the outbreak of the Great Mutiny in the Bengal Army in 1857.
		As part of the agreement with the Ameers all the guns had to be left to the Afghans except for one horse artillery battery and 3 mountain guns and a number of British officers and their families were required to surrender as hostages, taking them from the nightmare slaughter of the march into relative security.
		The First Afghan War provided the clear lesson to the British authorities that while it may be relatively straightforward to invade Afghanistan it is wholly impracticable to occupy the country or attempt to impose a government not welcomed by the inhabitants.
	www.britishbattles.com /first-afghan-war/kabul-gandamak.htm (2039 words)

	First Afghan War : The Siege of Jellalabad
		First Afghan War : The Siege of Jellalabad
		The Afghans, following the British and Indian troops to Jellalabad, harried the sappers with a constant fire, particularly from a neighbouring hill where they were inspired by a Ghilzai bagpiper until driven away by a sortie on 15th November 1841.
		The Afghans surrounded the town but were pushed back by another determined sortie led by Colonel Dennie of the 35th BNI on 1st December 1841.
	www.britishbattles.com /first-afghan-war/siege-jellalabad.htm (1429 words)

	The First Afghan War, 1839-1842
		The war demonstrated the ease of overrunning Afghanistan and the difficulty of holding it.
		The Afghan ruler took his few loyal followers and fled across the passes to Bamian, and ultimately to Bukhara, where he was arrested, and in August 1839 Shuja was enthroned again in Kabul after a hiatus of almost 30 years.
		Macnaghten, having tried first to bribe and then to negotiate with the tribal leaders, was killed at a meeting with the tribal chiefs in December.
	www.indhistory.com /afghan-war-1.html (707 words)

	Afghan Pre-Loya Jirga Complexities - Security Council - Global Policy Forum
		The mystery shrouding the obscure Afghan socio-political fabric could not be deciphered unless insight into its ethnic and demographic complexities, which as well holds a key to the success of Loya Jirga, now considered as the last prescription of enduring peace and political stability in Afghanistan.
		Afghans rank top in population with 47 per cent majority, Pushto as their language and Sunni being their sect.
		No war heroes or solemn ceremony in honour of the unknown soldiers who died for an unknown cause at least not for their own.
	www.globalpolicy.org /security/issues/afghan/2001/1214loya.htm (1408 words)

	First Anglo-Afghan War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1841 the Afghans rose against the British in Kabul, killing both British agents and surrounding the British garrison.
		In 1878, the British invaded again, which was to become the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
		The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80 by Archibald Forbes, from Project Gutenberg
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War (372 words)

	First Afghan War - Battle of Kabul 1842
		In March 1842 news reached Kandahar of the surrender of the garrison in Ghuznee to the Afghans.
		On 30th August 1842 an army of 10,000 Afghans formed on the hills to the left of the Kabul road.
		It was the command of the new Governor General, Lord Ellenborough, that the army bring away a set of ornate gates, known as the Somnath Gates, looted from India by the Afghans and hung at the tomb of Sultan Mohammed in Ghuznee.
	www.britishbattles.com /first-afghan-war/kabul-1842.htm (2259 words)

	The Soviet-Afghan War
		The first thing we discovered is that the process used to develop the material in the manuscript is different than that of the World War II war experience volumes.
		First, the real Soviet casualties from the war are still a secret, but almost double the official figures released by the Gorbachev regime in a great show of glasnost (openness).
		But the war was actually fought at the low end of the tactical spectrum where platoon leaders tried to find and fight small, indigenous forces that would stand and fight only when the terrain and circumstances were to their advantage.
	www.kansaspress.ku.edu /grasovpreface.html (4087 words)

	Afghan Treaties
		The Pashtun tribes on the Indian side of the frontier were made to believe that the treaty represented only a cease-fire after which war was to be resumed if Britain did not agree to various Afghan demands.
		The negotiations proceeded in four phases: During the first session, January 20 to April 9, 1921, the Afghan Amir unsuccessfully demanded territorial concessions, while Britain wanted the exclusion of Russian consular offices from southeastern Afghanistan.
		In the second phase, from April 9 to mid-July, 1921, Britain asked Afghanistan to break the newly established diplomatic with Russia in exchange for a subsidy of 4 million rupee and weapons, as well as guarantees from unprovoked Russian aggression.
	www.afghan-network.net /Culture/treaties.html (848 words)

	The First Afghan War
		The prisoners held by the Afghans were released and by the 12 October 1842 the army was returning to India.
		A special campaign medal, the first ever issued, was struck to be awarded to those who took part in the siege.
		Jellalabad was now to appear in a scroll at the top of the Regimental badge, along with a mural crown which was to refer to the fortress wall of Jellalabad and the initials PA for their new title.
	www.somerset.gov.uk /archives/sli/1afghan.htm (959 words)

	Afghan War Rugs
		EPILOGUE: Post 9/11 Afghan War Rugs, PART Ib Back in the early 1980s when we saw our first Afghan war rugs, we thought they would be a short term phenomenon, as the Afghan/Soviet War drew to a close that the rugs would no longer be woven.
		First was the Soviet/Afghan War (1979-89), the civil war (1993-96), the recent Taliban rule (1996-01)and the present war (2001-?).
		Indeed, a war rug we sent as a gift to a Russian veteran of the war was the first he had seen or even heard of.
	www.rugreview.com /stuf/afgwarb.htm (2532 words)

	The Afghan War Medal 1878-79-80 and the Kandahar Bronze Star
		This Afghan war medal was presented to Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Gally Ross and shows clasps for Ali Masjid, Charasia and Kabul.
		The Afghan war saw 61 DCMs awarded, including two with a bar for September 1st 1880 (the bar was introduced by Royal Warrant in February 1881 to display additional citations).
		The order came in three classes; a first act of gallantry would admit a soldier to the third class, admission to the second class could only be obtained by members of the third class, and admission to the first class was available only to those who had gained a second class order.
	www.garenewing.co.uk /angloafghanwar/waroffice/medals.php (1884 words)

	The First Anglo-Afghan War - The British in Kabul, the death of Macnaghten and Burnes
		As the days passed the British seemed to cower in their cantonment, the Afghans grew bolder and what had began as a riot evolved into a general uprising and then a siege of the British garrison. The British, with 4,500 men were still a formidable force had they but had the will to use it.
		The Afghans had hauled two guns up one of the overlooking hills and it was to dislodge these that the British sallied forth.
		At first this gun cleared the Afghans from in front of the advancing infantry, but it soon overheated and couldn't be fired.
	www.geocities.com /~mariannec/af3.htm (2551 words)

	Third Afghan War, 1919
		Despite German and Turkish agitation, Afghanistan remained neutral during the war, thanks in large part to British subsidies (instituted as a settlement of the second Afghan war).
		With the end of the war these were eager to return to civilian life, and the Commander-in-Chief India had to intervene directly to forestall the threat of mutiny.
		An Afghan claim in 1947 for a Pathan state along the North West Frontier provoked tension with newly independent Pakistan, but was peacefully resolved.
	www.regiments.org /wars/20thcent/19afghan.htm (816 words)

	Afghanistan Country Study
		The disaster of the First Anglo-Afghan War continued to haunt the British for decades, and the 70 years following the defeat of 1842 were a period of extraordinary vacillation in British policy toward Afghanistan.
		The Afghan ruler was worried about the southern movement of Russia, which in 1873 had taken over the lands of the khan (ruler) of Khiva.
		An Afghan uprising against the British was, unlike that of the First Anglo-Afghan War, foiled in October 1879.
	www.gl.iit.edu /govdocs/afghanistan/TheSecondAnglo-AfghanWar.html (1404 words)

	The First Afghan War
		He was the first man to raise the Stars and Stripes in Central Asia.
		He fought in the American Civil War, tried to interest the US Army in using camels in the desert southwest, and died a forgotten man in San Francisco in 1871.
		Singh did not have to supply any army, he would be able to retain Peshawar in perpetuity, and would be rid of at least one, if not two troublesome Afghans and a large portion of their army, an army he respected for their toughness and ferocity.
	www.jmhare.com /history3.htm (1785 words)

	ARAB VETERANS OF AFGHANISTAN WAR LEAD NEW ISLAMIC HOLY WAR
		The GIA is dominated by the "Afghans." One of its leaders, ex-FIS member Sid Ahmed Mourad, alias Jaafar al-Afghani, who fought the Red Army in Afghanistan, was killed by security forces in March 1994 after succeeding Abdelhaq Layada, who was arrested in Morocco in June 1993 and extradited to Algeria where he remains in detention.
		The first was 26-year-old Ali Eid, wanted on suspicion of belonging to an outlawed Islamic- group, the Vanguards of Conquest, a revival of the Jihad movement responsible for the Sadat assassination.
		Yemen was a key source of manpower for the "Afghans." From 1984 until the end of the decade, Az-Zendani sent between 5,000 and 7,000 Arabs, including Yemenis, to Pakistan and Afghan- istan via Saudi Arabia for military training and religious teaching under his guidance.
	www.fas.org /irp/news/1994/afghan_war_vetrans.html (3320 words)

	THE FIRST AFGHAN WAR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Holocaust became the twin towers and Hitler became a sissy little man. America is no longer the secure and all powerful but the American politicians continue to rattle their rockets.
		In the early stages of the cold war.
		War, Eye for an Eye, Civilization and justice as we currently define and use them is not adequate.
	jackbowman.home.mindspring.com /warkills/doomd.htm (594 words)

	Afghan Wars - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Afghan Wars (1838-1842, 1878-1880, and 1919), three wars between the United Kingdom and Afghanistan which took place during the period of...
		Soviet-Afghan War, war between military forces of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and anti-Communist guerrillas in Afghanistan,...
		Fearful that the Russian sphere of influence would be extended to the Indian frontiers, the British Governor-General in India, George Eden, Earl of...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Afghan_Wars.html (114 words)

	Afghanland.com Afghanistan First Anglo Afghan War
		After he unsuccessfully attacked the British and their Afghan protégé, Dost Mohammad surrendered to them and was exiled in India in late 1840.
		Although the foreign invasion provided the Afghan tribes with a temporary sense of unity they had previously lacked, the loss of life and property was followed by a bitter resentment of foreign influence.
		In 1842 the Russian border was on the other side of the Aral Sea from Afghanistan, but five short years later the tsar's outposts had moved to the lower reaches of the Amu Darya.
	www.afghanland.com /history/anglo1.html (615 words)

	Battle of Ghuznee - First Afghan War
		Combatants: British and Indians of the Bengal and Bombay Armies and the army of Shah Shuja against the Afghans of Dost Mohammed.
		Thompson observed this gate and saw an Afghan courier admitted to the town.
		Dennie’s four light companies rushed through the shattered gate and met the Afghan defenders in a savage hand to hand fight in the semi-dark of the gate tunnel.
	www.britishbattles.com /first-afghan-war/ghuznee.htm (1846 words)

	Medals of the Fourth Afghan War (IEPE)
		Awards by the USSR's Afghan allies are addressed on the main Afghanistan page and awards – and none have been traced – of the opposing Afghan mujahadeen forces would be addressed there as well.
		Afghan awards were also presented to Soviet troops.
		These and other Afghan awards are treated on my main page on Afghan awards.
	faculty.winthrop.edu /haynese/medals/Afghan/fourth.html (996 words)

	WARRUG.COM! War on Terror War Carpets
		The unity of the Afghans and the US is symbolized by the crossed AK-47 and the M-16 (both weapon types noted on stock).
		Rug #801 was the first rug of this group.
		This rug is one of a small number of rugs in the ""Chinook Helicopter"" sub-group of the ""Rout of Terrorism"" Afghan war rugs.
	warrug.com /index1.php (762 words)

	The First Anglo-Afghan War - the advance to Kabul and the fall of Ghazni
		The Afghans were diverted, Durand was able to lay his charges and after an anxious few moments when he was unable to light the fuse, successfully got a spark and as the fuse burned scrambled back to safety.
		Inside the city the Afghans fought with great courage but they were little match for the disciplined redcoats, veterans of a hundred other sieges.
		Hearing news of the fall of Ghazni, a force of 5,000 Afghan horsemen sent from Kabul to stop the advance of the Army of the Indus, turned round and retired.
	www.geocities.com /~mariannec/af2.htm (1452 words)

	warrug.com! Afghan War Rugs
		War rugs of this type typically depict weapons only arranged in rows, sometimes with secondary motifs of flowers or people.
		This war rug is brimming with traditional elements juxtaposed with contemporary images of the Afghans daily life.
		At first these three cars appear to be the only modern imagery, but closer examination reveals a stinger missile hidden in the lower field.
	www.warrug.com /price.php (2736 words)

	Afghanistan the Second Anglo-Afghan War
		The Afghan ruler was worriedabout the southward encroachment of Russia, which by 1873 had taken over thelands of the khan, or ruler, of Khiva.
		According to this agreement and in returnfor an annual subsidy and vague assurances of assistance in case of foreignaggression, Yaqub relinquished control of Afghan foreign affairs to the British.British representatives were installed in Kabul and other locations, Britishcontrol was extended to the Khyber and Michni passes, and the Afghanistan cededvarious frontier areas to Britain.
		An Afghan uprising opposed to the Treaty ofGandamak was foiled in October 1879.
	www.country-studies.com /afghanistan/the-second-anglo-afghan-war.html (611 words)

	Afghanistan, Islamic Fascism
		The First Afghan War, however, was one of the legendary disasters in British Imperial history.
		The Second Afghan War was somewhat more successful, establishing at least a protectorate over the country.
		Meanwhile, a Holy War (Jihâd) was being conducted by Orthodox Muslims in Afghanistan, against the Soviet Union.
	www.friesian.com /afghan.htm (4848 words)

	First World War.com - Who's Who - Sir Percival Lake
		Having joined the army in 1873 Lake fought in the Second Afghan War of 1878-79.
		Prior to the outbreak of war in August 1914 Lake also served in India and with the Canadian militia, acting as chief military advisor to the Canadian government from 1908-10.
		In 1915 Lake was despatched by the War Office to Mesopotamia to protect Britain's all-important oil pipelines, which were critical in supplying her Royal Navy.
	www.firstworldwar.com /bio/lake.htm (301 words)

	2nd Anglo-Afghan War
		The Afghan ruler was worried about the southward encroachment of Russia, which by 1873 had taken over the lands of the khan, or ruler, of Khiva.
		The previous year, however, the British had signed an agreement with the Russians in which the latter agreed to respect the northern boundaries of Afghanistan and to view the territories of the Afghan amir as outside their sphere of influence.
		An Afghan uprising opposed to the Treaty of Gandamak was foiled in October 1879.
	www.zmong-afghanistan.com /anglo_afghan2.asp (660 words)

	Afghanistan the First Anglo-Afghan War
		From the British point of view, the First Anglo-Afghan War (1838-42) (oftencalled "Auckland's Folly") was an unmitigated disaster, despite theease with which Dost Mohammad was deposed and Shuja enthroned.
		By October 1841, however, disaffected Afghan tribes were flocking to supportDost Mohammad's son, Mohammad Akbar, in Bamian.
		Although the foreign invasion provided the Afghan tribeswith a temporary sense of unity they had previously lacked, the loss of life andproperty was followed by a bitter resentment of foreign influence.
	www.country-studies.com /afghanistan/the-first-anglo-afghan-war.html (574 words)

	war and social upheaval : Afghanistan
		The Civil War raging in Afghanistan was a destablising situation on the Pakistan border.
		The Taliban arose in the Islamic Medrassas that appeared in the Afghan refugee camps in Pakistan.
		At first it was a part of the CIA-backed operations in Afganistan against the Soviets.
	histclo.com /essay/war/swc/20/war-afg.html (2163 words)

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