Second Anglo-Afghan War

Britain desired to use Afghanistan as a buffer state against Russian incursion into British territory. Amir Sher Ali Khan attempted to keep a Russian convoy out of Kabul, but ultimately failed. The British demanded their mission be allowed and Ali Khan refused them and turned them back at Khyber Pass. The British retailiated with a force of 40,000 men and at the end of the war forced the Afghanis to sign a treaty with them.

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1878 to 1880