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The British retreated and Afghanistan is left in tatters which is to be ruled by Dost Mohammed. The new territories Dost annexed after resuming the throne of Afghanistan's ruler, is described as the modern boundaries of Afghanistan today.Similar parallels have been drawn now when the Russians tried to occupy Afghanistan in the 1980's and America in the 2000's. Both of whom left Afghanistan without gaining much.

The British finally arrive in India poorer and with broken spirits. Dost Mohammed is sent back to Afghanistan to rule its barren wastelands.
As per many British officials and Generals, this was a useless war which emptied the Indian treasuries of the British and tarnished their name. The only person who gained from this war was the same person for whom the war was fought against, Dost Mohammed.

General Nott and General Pollock received order from Lord Ellenborough (Gov.General) to march to Kabul and defeat Akbar Khan.
General Elphinstone dies to his illness.
Mohanlal Kashmiri is captured and tortured by Akbar Khan and forced to pay 30K which his friend Shahmat Ali helps in raising the money.
The hostages are moved to Tezin pass.
Akbar Khan captures Bala Hisar and imprisons the Sadozais.

Shuja gets murdered by his godson, the son of Nawab Zaman Khan Barakzai.

The Army of retribution captained by George Pollock takes the Khyber and is on its way to rescue Jalalabad.

While retreating, many Britishers and hindustani sepoys die due to hunger, cold and plunder. Out of 12000, only 80 survivors reach Jagdalak.

The Britishers are retreating.

William Macnaghten has been killed and the whole British Army is in splits.

On 6th Jan 1842, the Britishers start retreating back to India under severe winter of Afghanistan,

Afghans have revolted against the British and the latter's administrators are still confused and indecisive about the plan of action.

Dost Mohammed escapes from Bukhara. Later, he surrenders to the British fearing that the reward on him of 2 lakh Rupees would be claimed by his believers only. Shah Shuja requested the British to hand over Dost Mohammed to him so that he can blind him but the British refused.Dost Mohammed was later exiled to Ludhiana along with his relatives. Akbar Khan, his son would later prove to be a center of resistance.