Battle of Kafir Qala
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| Prince Mohammad Vali Mirza | Fateh Khan Barakzai | ||||||
The Battle of Kafir Qala was fought in June 1818 between Iran and the Durrani Empire.
The Persians had captured Herat in 1816 but were forced to abandon it when the Afghans resisted the occupation of the city with an intense guerrilla war on the countryside. In 1818 the Persian Shah, Fath 'Ali Shah Qajar, sent his son Prince Mohammad Vali Mirza with an army to recapture Herat. The Persians marched from Khorasan and met the Afghan army shortly after crossing the border in the town of Kafir Qala. The battle was inconclusive and both armies retreated. The Hazara tribesmen of Bakharz and Jam looted the baggage from both sides.[1]
References[]
- ^ Yusuf, Mohamed (1988). A History of Afghanistan, from 1793 A.D. to 1865 A.D. ISBN 1466222417.
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