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Events on Friday 8 August 1919 1
1919Third Anglo-Afghan WarAfghanistan wins control of its foreign affairsEmir Amanullah Khan's forces fought British India in a brief border war after Afghanistan declared full independence from British influence. The resulting treaty recognized Afghanistan's right to conduct its own foreign policy for the first time.