Sherpur Cantonment

[2] It also contains the remains of others, mainly civilians of various nationalities, who died in Kabul between the 19th and 21st centuries, and who required a Christian burial.

[1] During the 2000s, ten marble plaques were placed on the cemetery's southern wall, listing the names of British service personnel who died in Afghanistan after 2001.

[2] The cemetery is laid out as a garden, with rose bushes and trees and is enclosed by a tall wall, giving it a peaceful atmosphere and an unassuming exterior appearance.

[2] The cemetery is not formally recognised by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and is still owned by the city of Kabul.

However, Colonel Simon Diggins, the British defence attaché who coordinated fundraising for the cemetery in 2009, described it as a "labour of love.