Afghan Civil War (1928-1929)
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Was a civil war in Afghanistan.
Chronology
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June 1929: Qandahar fell to the rebels on 3 June or 31 May.
December 1928: In late November, the Saqqawist besieged Jabal al-Siraj, north of Kabul, and on either 11 or 12 December, after 18 days of siege, Ahmad Ali Lodi peacefully surrendered the citadel.
February 1929: Saqqawist revolt in Jalalabad.
March 1929: Purdil Khan, a prominent leader of the Saqqawist Rebels, successfully captured the territory of Maydan.
March 1929: It was reported that rebel leader Kalakani's army captured Ghazni.
May 1929: One of Kalakani's generals, Abd Al-Wakil Khan, captured Fayzabad in Badakhshan while some of his units reached Farjaghan.
June 1929: Kalakani's forces took control of the Unay Pass.
August 1929: On 12 August, after days of skirmishes, Kalakani's forces launched a large counteroffensive and forced the Tagabis to surrender the next day.
June 1929: On 26 June, Kalakani's forces recaptured Gardiz.
March 1929: The Saqqawist Rebels withdrew from Maydan.
January 1929: Inayatullah Khan, the King of Afghanistan, abdicated the throne in 1929 to Bacha-i-Saqao, also known as Habibullah Kalakani, leader of the Saqqawist Rebels. The rebels took control of Kabul after Inayatullah's surrender.
October 1929: Government forces seized Charasya, Chihil Tan and Chihil Sutun.
October 1929: By 7 October, Kalakani's forces had retreated from almost all territory outside Kabul, and prepared for their last stand.
October 1929: After several days of bombardment, Nadir's forces entered the Arg, and after a short but fierce battle, captured it, ending the civil war.
September 1929: In early September, the Saqqawists won their last victory by taking Jalalabad.
June 1929: Kalakani's armies were able to take Kalat.
September 1929: A pro-Nadir uprising in Kandahar succeeded at driving out Kalakani's forces from the city.
May 1929: Kandahar fell to Saqqawist Rebels.
Was a special operation aimed at supporting the ousted king of Afghanistan, Amanullah Khan, against the Saqqawists and Basmachi.
May 1929: On 12 May, Soviet leader Primakov’s detachment occupied Balkh.
May 1929: The Red Army left Afghanistan after the flight of King Amanullah Khan abroad.
April 1929: On the morning of 22 April, Primakov’s detachment began shelling Mazar-i-Sharif. Machine guns hit the defenders on the walls. Two hours after the start of the battle, the gunners brought the guns to the entrance to the citadel and, having launched a volley, broke the gate.
May 1929: Not meeting any resistance, the Red Army entered the city of Tashkurgan.
May 1929: After airstrikes and shelling, the garrison of Dehdadi left the fortress to the Red Army.
