Westerners are buying guns left in the country by the British after the Second Anglo-Afghan War of 1878-80.

In Jabal Saraj, as in many other marketplaces in and around Kabul, both old and new weapons are readily available for purchase.

Among the antiques are Enfield rifles manufactured at the Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield, north London. British Indian Army units were armed with Snider Enfields after 1857.

Although some are 150 years old, most of the guns for sale have been well maintained by their owners to serve a useful function.