Sherpur Cantonment

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Sherpur Cantonment, or the British Cemetery, is located in Kabul, Afghanistan.

The place used to be a British military camp or Cantonment, the site of the 1879 Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment in the Second Anglo-Afghan War.

It houses memorials and graves for many fallen western soldiers who fought in various conflicts throughout the history of Kabul. The cemetery is managed by an Afghan father and son. They maintain grounds and supervise visitors. The cemetery is safely enclosed in a tall, fortified wall, which is seemingly unassuming from the exterior.

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Sherpur Cantonment at present

  • Western Troops Pay Respects

  • Memorial Inside Kabul's British Cemetery

  • View inside of Sherpur Cantonment

Sherpur Cantonment in 1879

  • Assault on the Sherpur cantonment.

  • Durbar Maidan of Sherpur Cantonment.

  • Bengal Sapper and Miners Bastion, in Sherpur Cantonment

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