Sherpur Cantonment

Sir Frederick Roberts, commander of the Kabul Field Force, and his staff on horseback inspecting captured Afghan artillery in the Sherpur Cantonment, then 1.5 kilometers north of Kabul, during the Second Anglo-Afghan War

Sherpur Cantonment, or the British Cemetery, is located in Kabul, Afghanistan. The area was a British military camp or Cantonment and the site of the 1879 Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment in the Second Anglo-Afghan War.

The cemetery houses memorials and graves for many fallen western soldiers who fought in various conflicts throughout the history of Kabul. It 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.

Sherpur Cantonment at present

Sherpur Cantonment in 1879

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