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Event war South Asia

Third Anglo-Afghan War

1919 CE

Brief but consequential war triggered by Afghanistan's invasion of British India following WWI.

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1919 war between the British Empire (India) and the Emirate of Afghanistan

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Conflict · South Asia

Third Anglo-Afghan War

1919 CE

Brief but consequential war triggered by Afghanistan's invasion of British India following WWI. Despite a short campaign, Afghanistan won full independence from British control over its foreign affairs — one of the earliest post-WWI independence successes.

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