Question

Who made India pay for the war against Afghanistan?

Answer 1

The Third Anglo-Afghan War (Persian: جنگ سوم افغان-انگلیس‎; Pashto: د افغان-انگرېز درېمه جگړه‎), also known as the Third Afghan War, the British-Afghan War of 1919[9] and in Afghanistan as the War of Independence,[9] began on 6 May 1919 when the Emirate of Afghanistan invaded British India and ended with an armistice on 8 August 1919.[10][11][12][13][14] The war resulted in the Afghans winning back control of foreign affairs from Britain, and the British recognizing Afghanistan as an independent nation.[15] According to British author Michael Barthorp, it was also a strategic victory for the British because the Durand Line was reaffirmed as the border between Afghanistan and the British Raj,[2][3] and the Afghans agreed not to foment trouble on the British side. However, Afghans who were on the British side of the border did cause concerns due to revolts.

Third Anglo-Afghan War
Part of the Interwar Period
Soldiers in action at Kohat during the Third Anglo-Afghan War.jpg
Soldiers in action at Kohat during the Third Anglo-Afghan War
Date 6 May – 8 August 1919
Location
North-West Frontier of the British Indian Empire and Afghanistan
Result
Treaty of Rawalpindi
Inconclusive military operation[1]
British strategic victory with the reaffirmation of the Durand Line as a border[2][3][4]
Afghan diplomatic victory[5] and Afghan independence with full sovereignty in foreign affairs.
Belligerents
Afghanistan

United Kingdom

India
Commanders and leaders
Amanullah Khan
Nadir Khan
Sir Arthur Barrett
Reginald Dyer
Alexander Eustace
Strength
50,000 man standing army supported by up to 80,000 tribesmen
8 divisions
5 independent brigades
3 cavalry brigades, plus a number of modern aircraft, armoured cars and artillery
Casualties and losses
1,000 to 1,200 killed. Estimated 3000 wounded.[6][7]
236 killed. 1500 wounded.[6][8]