The following lists events from 1879 in Afghanistan.
Incumbents Monarch – Sher Ali Khan (until February 21), Ayub Khan (starting October 12)
Events
February February 21: Amir Sher Ali Khan dies in Mazar-i-Sharif, leaving the throne to his son, Mohammad Yaqub Khan.
May May 26: Afghan and British leaders sign the Treaty of Gandamak during the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The treaty cedes parts of the Afghan frontier to Britain.
September
September 3: a British envoy led by Sir Louis Cavagnari are attacked and massacred by Afghan forces
October October 12: Mohammad Yaqub Khan abdicates and takes refuge in the British camp near Kabul.
See also History of Afghanistan
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