The Third Battle of Panipat took place Process_start on 14 January 1761 at Panipat , about north of Delhi , between a northern expeditionary force of the Maratha Empire and invading Attack forces Military_operation of the King of Afghanistan , Ahmad Shah Abdali , supported Supporting by two Indian allies—the Rohillas Najib-ud-daulah , Afghans of the Doab region and Shuja-ud-Daula-the Nawab of Awadh .

Militarily , the battle pitted Hostile_encounter the artillery and cavalry of the Marathas against the heavy cavalry and mounted artillery ( zamburak and jezail ) of the Afghans and Rohillas led by Abdali and Najib-ud-Daulah , both ethnic Afghans .

Militarily , the battle pitted Hostile_encounter the artillery and cavalry of the Marathas against the heavy cavalry and mounted artillery ( zamburak and jezail ) of the Afghans and Rohillas led by Abdali and Najib-ud-Daulah , both ethnic Afghans .

In 1771 , ten years after Panipat , he sent Sending a large Maratha army into northern India in an expedition that was meant to re-establish Recovering Maratha domination in that area and punish Rewards_and_punishments refractory powers that had either sided with the Afghans , such as the Rohillas , or had shaken Body_movement off Maratha domination after Panipat .

Between 562,000 and 2,000,000 civilians were killed Killing and millions of Afghans fled Escaping the country as refugees , mostly to Pakistan and Iran .

Afghan forces working at the base reported Reporting this , resulting in Causation outraged Afghans besieging Besieging Bagram AFB , raining Damaging it with petrol bombs and stones .

Those killed were six Americans , two Afghans , one Briton and one German .

The killings Attack underscored Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the suspicion Judgment_communication Christian-affiliated groups face from some Afghans and government opponents and the wider risks faced Confronting_problem by aid workers in the country .

The British Indian contingent comprised Cause_to_be_included 21 Jat Sikh soldiers of the 36th Sikhs ( now the 4th battalion of the Sikh Regiment ) , who were stationed Placing at an army post and were attacked Attack by 1,000 to 1,500 Afghans rebels .

Order Arranging was restored Recovering with many of the Afghans hiding Hiding_objects throughout the city being dragged Motion through the streets and massacred Catastrophe without mercy in reprisals .