"🏔️ 'It is certainly no easy thing to invade or govern the Kingdom of Khurasan'—Afghan historian Mirza 'Ata' after 1842. Dalrymple's Return of a King revives Britain's Afghan nightmare: hubris, tribes, & retreat. 5⭐ must-read! yayaver.blogspot.com/2025/11/book... #GreatGame #AngloAfghanWar

Dr Brydon only survivor of Cabul Army, photograph by John McCosh, 1850

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