The massacre, which happened during the First Anglo-Afghan War, occurred after the British and their allies were forced to leave Kabul, the Afghan capital, because of an uprising led by Akbar Khan, the son of the deposed leader, Dost Mohammad Khan.
The massacre, which happened during the First Anglo-Afghan War, occurred when Major General Sir William Elphinstone attempted to lead a military and civilian column of Europeans and Indians from Kabul back to the British garrison at Jalalabad more than away. They were forced to leave because of an uprising led by Akbar Khan, the son of the deposed Afghan leader, Dost Mohammad Khan.