Afghan Wars

A series of wars (1838–42, 1878–80, 1919) between Britain and Afghanistan, prompted by the British desire to extend control in the region to prevent the advance of Russian influence towards India. The third Afghan War resulted in the country's independence through the Treaty of Rawalpindi (1922).

A series of three wars between the United Kingdom and Afghanistan in the 19th century and early 20th century was formerly called the Afghan Wars but is now referred to as the Anglo-Afghan wars perhaps to distinguish them from the civil strife in the 1980s.

For more information on the Anglo-Afghan Wars see the following:

First Anglo-Afghan War (from 1839 to 1842) Second Anglo-Afghan War (from 1878 to 1881) Third Anglo-Afghan War (1919)

For additional wars in Afghanistan see Wars in Afghanistan.