Correct option is A
The correct answer is (A) Afghanistan
Explanation:
The First Anglo-Afghan War was fought in Afghanistan between 1839 and 1842.
It was fought between:
The British East India Company
The Emirate of Afghanistan
The war was part of the British “Forward Policy” to counter Russian influence in Central Asia during the Great Game.
The British attempted to replace Dost Mohammad Khan with Shah Shuja Durrani as the ruler of Afghanistan.
The war ended disastrously for the British, marked by the retreat from Kabul in 1842, one of the worst military defeats in British colonial history.
Information Booster:
Duration: 1839–1842
British motive: Strategic control of Afghanistan as a buffer state
Famous incident: Massacre during the retreat from Kabul
Only Dr. William Brydon survived the retreat to reach Jalalabad
Additional Knowledge:
Second Anglo-Afghan War: 1878–1880
Third Anglo-Afghan War: 1919
Afghanistan has historically been called the “Graveyard of Empires” due to repeated foreign military failures.
The wars significantly influenced British frontier policy in India.
