Afghan Independence Day
| Afghanistan Independence Day | |
|---|---|
President Hamid Karzai observing the honor guard of the Afghan Armed Forces during the 2011 Afghan Independence Day in Kabul | |
| Observed by | Afghanistan |
| Liturgical color | Black, red, green |
| Significance | Marks Afghanistan's regaining of full independence from British influence in 1919 |
| Date | 19 August, 20 August (28 Asad) |
| Frequency | annual |
| First time | 1919 |
| Started by | Amanullah Khan |
| Related to | Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 |
Afghan Independence Day (Pashto: د افغانستان د خپلواکۍ ورځ, Dari: روز استقلال افغانستان), locally known as Afghan Liberation Day, is celebrated as a national holiday in Afghanistan on 19 August to commemorate the Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 and the relinquishment from its de-jure British protected-state status. The treaty established a completely neutral relation between the Emirate of Afghanistan and the United Kingdom and was the start of Afghanistan's relations with other countries, as well as Amanullah Khan's modernization campaigns.