Kafiristan Expeditions

The Kafiristan Expeditions were military campaigns conducted by the British in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to control and influence the remote region of Kafiristan (now Nuristan) in northeastern Afghanistan. The British aimed to secure trade routes, suppress local resistance, and establish political authority in a rugged, fiercely independent area inhabited by tribes with distinct customs and beliefs. These expeditions involved scouting, patrols, and sometimes military action, contributing to the broader context of British efforts to maintain influence in South and Central Asia during that era.