Pakistan in the Pamir Knot: Geostrategic Imperatives |
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... Britain had occupied most of the land in Central Asia and South Asia . Afghanistan in the middle remained the last piece of real estate over which none of the empires had staked a claim , though the Britain had tried militarily , but ...
... Britain had occupied most of the land in Central Asia and South Asia . Afghanistan in the middle remained the last piece of real estate over which none of the empires had staked a claim , though the Britain had tried militarily , but ...
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... Britain- ( and ) in return Britain guaranteed the defence of Afghanistan against foreign aggression.23 After gaining complete influence with the rulers in Kabul , in 1869 , the British proposed to the Tsarist government to establish a ...
... Britain- ( and ) in return Britain guaranteed the defence of Afghanistan against foreign aggression.23 After gaining complete influence with the rulers in Kabul , in 1869 , the British proposed to the Tsarist government to establish a ...
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... Britain and led to the second Afghan War of 1879. The upshot of this war was the exit of Amir Sher Ali Khan , and the signing of the treaty of Gandamak with his pliant successor Amir Yaqub Khan . Under this treaty Afghanistan ceded ...
... Britain and led to the second Afghan War of 1879. The upshot of this war was the exit of Amir Sher Ali Khan , and the signing of the treaty of Gandamak with his pliant successor Amir Yaqub Khan . Under this treaty Afghanistan ceded ...
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