Photograph of a scene outside Jalalabad. Afghan men wearing loose robes and turbans are gathered under a group of trees. A man to the right is holding an instrument and a man sitting in the centre of the group is holding a pipe. The photographer John Burke travelled with the Peshawar Valley Field Force during the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-80), one of a series of conflicts between Britain and Russia over control of Afghanistan. His images from the war capture landscapes, key strategic sites and people involved in the conflict.
From the collection of King Edward VII when Prince of Wales
