Red Army intervention in Afghanistan (1929)

Red Army intervention in Afghanistan
	Part of Afghan Civil War (1928–1929)
	; The Red Army crossing the river Dushanbinka
Date	15 April – 28 May 1929
Location	Kingdom of Afghanistan
Result	Inconclusive; The Red Army established control over Balkh Province, but withdrew to the USSR after the flight of King Amanullah Khan abroad.;
Belligerents
Soviet Union; Kingdom of Afghanistan	Emirate of Afghanistan; Basmachi
Commanders and leaders
Vitaly Primakov; Aleksandr Cherepanov; Ghulam Nabi Khan	Sayyid Husayn; Ibrahim Bek
Units involved
Soviet Union: Red Army; Soviet Air Forces; ; Kingdom of Afghanistan Afghan Army; Pashtun tribesmen; ;	Emirate of Afghanistan Saqqawists; ;

The Red Army intervention in Afghanistan in 1929 also known as the First Soviet Intervention in Afghanistan of 1929 was a special operation aimed at supporting the ousted king of Afghanistan, Amanullah Khan, against the Saqqawists and Basmachi.