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recovering prisoners, they left Afghanistan by the end of the year. Dost Mohammed returned from exile in India to resume his rule.

It was one of the first major conflicts during the Great Game, the 19th century competition for power and influence in Central Asia between Britain and Russia.

Background

Causes

The 19th century was a period of diplomatic competition between the British and Russian empires for spheres of influence in South Asia known

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