Talk:William Brydon

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Contents 1 duplicate article 2 Only European Survivor ? 3 Al Qaeda 4 Contradictions

[edit] duplicate article

I have found this duplicate article. If there are no objections, I will redirect the above article here. -- Lost^(talk) 11:10, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

This article encompasses all that is in the other. I'll redirect the other -- Samir धर्म 11:32, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Only European Survivor ?

Was William Brydon really the only European survivor (see http://emilychesley.com/flan_bio/mikelife11b.htm and http://www.theestimate.com/public/100501_dossier.html)? I think it would be more accurate to say that he was the only European to survive the trek from Kabul to Jalalabad without spending time in captivity, etc. However, I don't know anything about Afghan history (or British history in Afghanistan) so I'm not sure what the real story is. ThreeBlindMice 20:02, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

I did go through various versions, but in the end I decided to follow CNN for the DYK. It looked like the most reliable source of all -- Lost^(talk) 04:31, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Al Qaeda

It appears that Ayman al-Zawahiri has a keen interest in history [1]...

[edit] Contradictions

The make up of the retreating force as described in this article contradicts that given in First Anglo-Afghan War.

The article is also internally inconsistent.--Boreas 11:48, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

I've edited article to bring it in line with First Anglo-Afghan War and removed tags. --Boreas 13:17, 27 October 2007 (UTC)