Third Anglo-Afghan War

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The Third Anglo-Afghan War was a brief 1919 conflict between Afghanistan and British India that led to Afghan independence in foreign affairs and the end of British control over Afghan foreign policy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 20th-century conflict
Anglo-Afghan War
war
alsoKnownAs Third Anglo-Afghan War
surface form: Third Afghan War
belligerent British Empire
British India
Emirate of Afghanistan
category Conflicts in 1919
Wars involving Afghanistan
Wars involving British India
Wars involving the United Kingdom
cause Afghan attempt to assert full independence from British influence
Afghan rejection of previous Anglo-Afghan treaties
combatantStrength Afghan regular army and tribal forces
British Indian Army units on the North-West Frontier
commander Amanullah Khan
Sir Arthur Barrett
Reginald Dyer
surface form: Sir Reginald Dyer
conflictBetween Afghanistan
British India
effect strengthening of Afghan national sovereignty
weakening of British influence in Afghanistan
endDate 1919-08-08
endYear 1919
followedBy formal recognition of Afghan independence by Britain
historicalPeriod interwar period
location Afghanistan
North-West Frontier region
surface form: North-West Frontier of British India
notableOutcome Anglo-Afghan relations
surface form: Afghanistan gained control over its foreign relations

end of British protectorate-style oversight of Afghan foreign affairs
partOf Anglo-Afghan Wars
history of Afghanistan
history of British India
precededBy Second Anglo-Afghan War
relatedTo Afghan independence
Afghanistan–Pakistan border
surface form: Durand Line
result Afghan victory
Treaty of Rawalpindi (1919)
surface form: Treaty of Rawalpindi

end of British control over Afghan foreign policy
recognition of Afghanistan’s independence in foreign affairs
significantEvent Afghan invasion across the Durand Line in May 1919
British air raids on Afghan territory
startDate 1919-05-06
startYear 1919
timeSpan approximately three months
treaty Treaty of Rawalpindi (1919)
surface form: Treaty of Rawalpindi

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Anglo-Afghan Wars hasPart Third Anglo-Afghan War
Bristol F.2 Fighter usedInConflict Third Anglo-Afghan War
Emirate of Afghanistan notableEvent Third Anglo-Afghan War
Commander‑in‑Chief, India significantEvent Third Anglo-Afghan War
subject surface form: Commander-in-Chief, India
General Sir Claude Auchinleck conflict Third Anglo-Afghan War
subject surface form: Claude Auchinleck
Treaty of Rawalpindi (1919) endedConflict Third Anglo-Afghan War
Treaty of Rawalpindi (1919) resultedFrom Third Anglo-Afghan War
Afghan tribal forces primaryConflict Third Anglo-Afghan War
Third Anglo-Afghan War alsoKnownAs Third Anglo-Afghan War
this entity surface form: Third Afghan War
Amanullah Khan knownFor Third Anglo-Afghan War
Amanullah Khan significantEvent Third Anglo-Afghan War
Amanullah Khan significantEvent Third Anglo-Afghan War
this entity surface form: Afghan War of Independence (1919)
Brisfit usedInConflict Third Anglo-Afghan War
subject surface form: Bristol F.2 Fighter
Punjab Frontier Force conflict Third Anglo-Afghan War
this entity surface form: Third Afghan War
Barakzai dynasty involvedIn Third Anglo-Afghan War