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Following the reoccupation of [[Kabul]] the last remnants of the hostile Afghan tribes were a threat to the intended withdrawal. General Pollock sent Maj-Gen McCaskill north to Istalif where he defeated the Afghans . Those who did not escape were killed and the town partially destroyed the town.

''History of the War in Afghanistan Vol III (1841-1842)'' by John William Kaye Revised Edition (1858) [http://books.google.com/books?id=1m8BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA362&dq=History+of+the+war+in+Afghanistan+The+hostile+chiefs+were+all+now+at+the+last+gasp&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false Battle of Istalif] Google Books<br>''History of the War in Afghanistan Vol III (1841-1842)Afghans'' by Joseph Pierre Ferrier 1858 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=- Battle OttAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA376&dq=A+History+of+the+Afghans,+State+of +kabul&hl=en&sa=X&ei=PTyjUbKBH8i80QWu7YCoAg&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false Outrages at Istalif] by John William Kaye Revised Edition (1858)Google Books {{#widget:Google PlusOne|size=small|count=true}}