Turkish–Afghan Treaty (1928)
TURKISH–AFGHAN TREATY (1928)
Agreement between Turkey and Afghanistan designed to secure their independence from Soviet and British influence.
The Turkish–Afghan treaty, signed 28 May 1928, was the third in a series of bilateral agreements between Turkey and Afghanistan, non-Arab Muslim states bordering the Soviet Union. While the treaty did not include a mutual defense pact, it did proclaim peaceful relations between the two countries, barred either party from entering into a hostile alliance against the other, and called for mutual consultations in the event of threat of aggression from third parties.
Bibliography
Hurewitz, J. C. The Middle East and North Africa in World Politics: A Documentary Record, 2d edition. 2 vols. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1975–1979.
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