British Cemetery

Walled Kabul cemetery holding graves from Britain’s Afghan wars and later expatriate history.

The British Cemetery in Kabul is a walled burial ground that gathers together several layers of the city's foreign history. It is associated above all with British soldiers and civilians connected to the Anglo-Afghan wars, but later graves and memorials make it a broader record of expatriates, diplomats, aid workers, and conflict in modern Afghanistan.

This is not a casual sightseeing stop, and access depends heavily on the security situation and local arrangements. If you do visit, go respectfully and with reliable local advice. The cemetery's value is historical and reflective: a small enclosed place that says a great deal about Kabul's long, difficult relationship with outside powers.

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