Ghazni Gate


Mohan Lal had used his contacts to discover the least well defended sector of the impressively walled city of Ghazni. Henry Durand managed to blow open the Kabul Gate at considerable risk to himself. His act of bravery allowed the British forces to rush the breached gate and take control of the fortress town.


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