Afghans wars against Britain ,soviet union and USA
Anglo-Afghan War may refer to: British-Afghan Wars First Anglo-Afghan War (1839–1842) Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–1880) Siege of Malakand & Tirah Campaign (1897) Third Anglo-Afghan War (1919) First Anglo-Afghan War Part of the Great Game Lithograph depicting British-Indian force storming the fortress during the Battle of Ghazni , 23 July 1839 Date July 1839 – October 1842 Location Afghanistan Result Afghan victory British withdrawal [1] Dost Mohammad Khan reinstalled to the throne [1] Belligerents Emirate of Afghanistan British Empire East India Company Durrani Dynasty Commanders and leaders Dost Mohammad Khan ( POW ) Akbar Khan William Elphinstone † William Hay Macnaghten † Sir Henry William Barnard John Keane Sir Willoughby Cotton George Pollock Shah Shujah † Strength 20,000 militia infantry 30 guns 5,000 light tribal cavalry 10,000 line infantry soldiers 30,000 camp followers 200 guns 1,500 heavy cavalry 5,000 Shah Shuja Durrani