ABSTRACT
The Return of Dost Muhammad to Afghanistan.— One result of the victorious campaign which is described in the last chapter was the realization that the retention of Dost Muhammad as a state prisoner was no longer justified or expedient. Ellenborough accordingly issued a pro clamation setting forth that “ When the British army returning from Afghanistan shall have passed the Indus, all the Afghans now in the power of the British Govern ment shall be permitted to return to their country ” .
