Tuesday 28 June 2022

Afghan men and dome-covered shops at Char-su, Kandahar, 1880

Afghan men and dome-covered shops at Char-su, Kandahar, Afghanistan, 1880.

Photo by Benjamin Simpson.

Original caption: "Char Su, the point to which the roads from the principal gates converge – the scene of Capt.Willis' murder by a Ghazi."

22-year old British officer Herbert Valiant Willis of the Royal Artillery was attacked and killed by an Afghan Ghazi at Char Su on 15 January 1879.


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