Third Anglo-Afghan War
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The Third Anglo-Afghan War, also known as the Third Afghan War, the British-Afghan War of 1919, and in Afghanistan as the War of Liberation, was a short war which began on 3 May and ended on 8 August
Soldiers in action at Kohat during the war
Afghan warriors in 1922
A Royal Air Force Handley Page Type O bomber, with its wings folded back
2nd/5th Royal Gurkha Rifles, North-West Frontier 1923
Mohammad Nadir Shah
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Mohammad Nadir Shah was King of Afghanistan from 1929 until his assassination in 1933. He became the king after crushing the Afghan Civil War of 1928–1929. Previously, he served as Minister of War, Af
Third Anglo-Afghan War
…This would also coincide with a planned uprising in Peshawar sponsored by Mahmud Tarzi and other Indian revolutionaries. The second army was led by Nadir Khan, who began raising an army in Khost. His objective was to invade Waziristan and advance as far as Kurram, which were former territories of Afghanistan…
Nadir Khan of Afghanistan
1961 Postage Stamp of Nadir Shah
Mohammed Nadir Khan, King of Afghanistan from 1929 to 1933