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Name: Afghanistan (Military Occupation)

Type: Polity

Start: 1919 AD

End: 2021 AD

Parent: afghanistan

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Territories militarly occupied by Afghanistan.

Establishment


  • May 1919: Afghan troops crossed the frontier at the western end of the Khyber Pass and captured the town of Bagh.
  • May 1919: An Uprising took place in Peshwar with the support of Afghan forces.
  • May 1919: The inhabitants of Peshawar complied and by dawn on 8 May the situation in the city was under control and the threat of an uprising abated.
  • May 1919: A second attack was made on Bagh by the British 1st and 2nd Infantry Brigades, under Major General Fowler, and this time it proved successful.
  • Chronology


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    1. Anglo-Indian Wars


    Were a series of wars fought by the British East India Company in the Indian Subcontinent that resulted in the British conquest and colonial rule of the region.

    1.1.Anglo-Afghan Wars

    Were three wars in which the British Empire tried to extend its influence in modern-day Afghanistan.

    1.1.1.Third Anglo-Afghan War

    Was a conflict that began in 1919 when the Emirate of Afghanistan invaded British India.


    2. Bajaur Campaign


    An armed conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan that took place from September 1960 to September 1961 in Bajaur, Pakistan.

  • September 1961: Chaman-Quetta Railway, an important strategic pass, was occupied by Afghan forces.
  • October 1961: Pakistani army retook Chaman-Quetta  link after a week of fighting making Afghan forces to retreat back.

  • 3. 2021 Afghanistan-Iran clashes


    Was a minor skirmish between the Islamic Emirate Armed Forces and the Iranian Border Guard Command along checkpoints on the Afghanistan-Iran border.

  • December 2020: The Afhganistan-Iran clashes ended later in the day after the two sides came to an agreement and the Taliban withdrew from all captured territory.
  • December 2021: On 1 December 2021, an armed clash took place between the Iranian border guards and the Taliban fighters on the Afghanistan-Iran border. During the clashes the Taliban fighters captured several Iranian border checkpoints. The checkpoints were quickly evacuated by the Talibans.

  • Disestablishment


  • December 2021: On 1 December 2021, an armed clash took place between the Iranian border guards and the Taliban fighters on the Afghanistan-Iran border. During the clashes the Taliban fighters captured several Iranian border checkpoints. The checkpoints were quickly evacuated by the Talibans.
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