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On 9 January 1842 Mohammed Akbar Khan persuaded General Elphinstone to hand over the women, children and wounded officers hostages in return for supplies and a safe escort for his army. Though none of Akbar Khan's promises had been kept previously, it was seen as the only way to protect the women and children from further suffering on the march. Four officers, ten women and twenty-two children were escorted to Khoord-Kabul fort where they joined the three officers taken the day before.
on 11 January General Elphinstone, Brigadier Shelton and Captain Johnson were called to a conference by Akbar Khan and detained as hostages
All those at Khoord Kabul were taken by stages to Badiabad Fort in the Lughman District which they reached on 17 January.
*Two soldiers' wives
*Seymour Stoker (rescued from kidnap)
*12 other children<br>'''11 January'''*General William Elphinstone *Brigadier Robert Shelton*Captain Johnson
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