How Afghanistan Gained Independence From Britain @HikmaHistory

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After Amanullah’s letter to the Viceroy of India that proclaimed the independence of Afghanistan was essentially ignored, the Amir gave the order to invade British India in early May 1919. But the British, always on their toes for a tribal Pashtun uprising, had adequately prepared for this in the months leading up to the war and prevented large Pashtun tribes such as the Afridis and Mohmands from mobilizing. After initial Afghan success, the British were able to neutralize the Afghan threat; the British had more men, with better training and better weaponry. However, the British had just finished fighting WWI and did not have the stomach for renewed conflict. So when they approached with an offer of an Armistice in late May, the British gladly accepted. Both sides claimed victory. But it’s clear that the Afghans had more to cheer about in light of the fact that they had forced the mighty British to the negotiating table. The Anglo-Afghan Treaty was signed in 1921 with the complete recognition from the British that Afghanistan was a sovereign and independent nation.

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