Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919

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Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919
TypeBilateral Treaty
Signed8 August 1919 (1919-08-08)
LocationRawalpindi, Punjab, British India (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
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The Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919,

Punjab, by the United Kingdom and the Emirate of Afghanistan. Britain recognised Afghanistan's independence (as per Article 5 of the treaty), agreed that British India would not extend past the Khyber Pass and stopped British subsidies to Afghanistan. Afghanistan also accepted all previously agreed border arrangements with British India as per Article 5 of the Anglo-Afghan treaty of 1919.[3][4][5][6][7] Thus, Afghanistan as an independent country agreed to recognise the Durand Line as international border between the two countries.[4][5][7][8]

Afghanistan in 1919

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