1914 in Afghanistan

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In 1914, Afghanistan maintained cordial relations with British India. Afghan frontier complaints accused outlaws from British-held areas who had taken refuge in Khost; the amir ordered his frontier officials to crack down, and the implicated outlaws were arrested and sent to Kabul for trial. After the United Kingdom and Turkey went to war, the amir expressed regret at Turkey’s action and declared Afghanistan strictly neutral, issuing a proclamation to that effect. He resisted pressure from Mahmud Beg Tarzi and Habibullah’s son Amānullāh (who had married Soraya, Tarzi’s daughter) to join World War I on the Central Powers’ side.