Third Anglo-Afghan War

Third Anglo-Afghan War
	Part of the Interwar period
	; Soldiers in action at Kohat during the Third Anglo-Afghan War
Date	6 May – 8 August 1919
Location	North-West Frontier of the British India and Afghanistan
Result	See outcome Treaty of Rawalpindi;
Belligerents
Afghanistan	United Kingdom India;
Commanders and leaders
Amanullah Khan; Nadir Khan;	Sir Arthur Barrett; Reginald Dyer; Alexander Eustace;
Strength
50,000 man standing army supported by up to 80,000 tribesmen	8 divisions; 5 independent brigades; 3 cavalry brigades, plus a number of modern aircraft, armoured cars and artillery
Casualties and losses
1,000 dead; Hundreds more killed from wounds	1,751 dead or wounded; Hundreds more killed by disease

The Third Anglo-Afghan War began on 6 May 1919 when the Emirate of Afghanistan invaded British India and ended with an armistice on 8 August 1919. The Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 resulted in the Afghans gaining control of foreign affairs from Britain and the British recognizing the Durand Line as the border between Afghanistan and British India.

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