siege, interwar and Second World War

Siege of Kunar Khas

Name: Siege of Kunar Khas
Location: Eastern Province, Afghanistan, Afghanistan

Siege of Kunar Khas was a siege conducted in August 1945 at Eastern Province, Afghanistan, in what is now Afghanistan. It was part of Afghan tribal revolts of 1944–1947, which ran from 1944 to 1947. The recorded result: Afghan government victory. Recorded strength: Garrison: 400; Relief force: Unknown against 1,500–2,000.

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FoughtAugust 1945

WhereEastern Province, Afghanistan, Afghanistan34.638N, 70.868E

OutcomeAfghan government victory

BelligerentsKingdom of AfghanistanagainstRebel tribes; Safi; Mohmand

Part ofAfghan tribal revolts of 1944–19471944 to 1947

Record

Date	August 1945 (month precision) to 8 September 1945
Place	Eastern Province, Afghanistan, Afghanistan 34.638N, 70.868E
Kind	Siege, interwar and Second World War
Territorial change	Siege broken; Afghan government retains control of Kunar Khas
Strength	Garrison: 400; Relief force: Unknown	1,500–2,000
Commanders	Mohammad Daoud Khan

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Maravar Pass 1985, 41 km NE
Battle of Jellalabad 1841, 44 km SW
Siege of Jalalabad 1928, 45 km SW
Battle of Ali Masjid 1878, 63 km S
Siege of Malakand 1897, 82 km E

Elsewhere in 1945

Siege of Kunar Khas is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 74 in present-day Afghanistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q136762999, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Kunar Khas, revision 1382974676, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.