Emirate of Afghanistan

Anglo-Afghan Treaty recognizes Afghanistan’s foreign-policy independence

📅 8 Augustus 1919

The Rawalpindi treaty ended the Third Anglo-Afghan War and recognized Afghanistan’s right to conduct its own foreign relations. It followed a British attempt to preserve imperial control over the...

Rawalpindi Treaty ends the Third Anglo-Afghan War

📅 8 Augustus 1919

Afghanistan and Britain signed the Rawalpindi treaty after fighting on the imperial frontier. The settlement reopened trade and followed a British decision to recognize Afghanistan’s freedom to...