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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080624223754/http://www.parsonsfamily.co.uk/acton/afghan1.php Diary and Letters: The Afghan War by Colonel Charles Ball-Acton] of the [[51st Regiment of Foot]] from the Parsons Family website now archived. He commanded the 51st in the second phase of the war (second-in-command during the first phase).
*[http://www.simonnorfolk.com/burkenorfolk/conversation.html Burke and Norfolk: Photographs from the War in Afghanistan by John Burke and Simon Norfolk: Conversation with Simon Norfolk]. John Burke (1843?-1900) was the first ever photographer to make pictures in Afghanistan. www.simonnorfolk.com
*Victorian Wars Forum [http://www.victorianwarswdl.comorg/en/item/11534/#page=5&collection=afghanistan-1879-80 Photographs: Afghanistan, 1879-80] An album of historical photographs depicting people and places associated with the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–80). Library of Congress. [http://www.wdl.org/en/search/?collection=afghanistan-1879-80 Information] about the individual photographs*[http://www.phototheca-afghanica.ch/viewtopicindex.php?fid=15&t=8609 thread111 Set of photographs 1878-1880] titled "Royal Engineers Museum, Library and Archive" from Phototheca Afghanica: Historical Images
of Afghanistan. A project of Foundation Bibliotheca Afghanica, CH-4416 Bubendorf.*[http://www.gettyimages.com.au/detail/news-photo/photograph-of-afghan-soldiers-dressed-in-kilts-taken-by-news-photo/90767128 Photograph: The Amir’s Highlanders, 1879] about . (gettyimages.com). A photograph of Afghan soldiers dressed in kilts, taken by John Burke in 1879. This photograph is from an album entitled ''The Afghan War, Attock to Jellalabad, Gandamak and Surkhab''. The Afghans were very impressed with the ferocity and fighting skills of the British Highland regiments. In imitation, Afghan troops were dressed in kilts in an attempt to instil them with similiar martial qualities.The soldiers were known as the Amir’s Highlanders, the Highlanders of Amir Yaqub, or Yaqub Khan's Highlanders, who wore Scottish style kilts, in the hope this would instill in the Afghan troops the admired fighting skills of British Highland regiments. An [http://www.prints-4-u.com/store/image3/J3331832/J3331832707.jpg Further versionimage] of one of from the images shown in the threadIllustrated London News. (prints-4-u.com)
====Historical books online====
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/secondafghanwar00brangoog#page/n4/mode/2up ''The Second Afghan War, 1878-80: Abridged Official Account''] produced in the Intelligence Branch Army Headquarters, India 1908 (archive.org)
