Afghanistan, Aug. 19 -- Afghanistan on Wednesday, August 19, marked the 107th anniversary of its independence, commemorating the end of British control over the country's foreign policy following the Third Anglo-Afghan War in 1919.
The Third Anglo-Afghan War began in May 1919 during the reign of King Amanullah Khan and ended with a ceasefire after several weeks of fighting. The Rawalpindi Agreement, signed in August that year, formally ended the conflict and paved the way for Afghanistan to conduct its foreign relations independently.
Amanullah Khan, who came to power in February 1919, made independence in foreign affairs a central objective of his government. Following the war, Afghanistan expanded diplomatic relations with other countri...