Treaty of Rawalpindi

The Treaty of Rawalpindi was (signed on August 8, 1919 and amended November 22, 1921) a treaty made between the United Kingdom and Afghanistan during the Third Anglo-Afghan War. In it, the United Kingdom recognised Afghanistan's independence, agreed that British-Indian empire would never extend past Khyber Pass, and stopped British subsidies to Afghanistan. The Treaty of Rawalpindi is celebrated on Afghan Independence Day, August 19.

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*Third Anglo Afghan War