The Siege of Kunar Khas was a military engagement during the Afghan tribal revolts of 1944–1947.
Before the onset of World War II, the Afghan government established military posts on the east bank of the Kunar river, which the Mohmand tribe had never approved of. In 1944, Afghan tribal revolts erupted, and by the end of July 1945 the rebels were on the offensive. It was in this context that the Mohmands saw a good opportunity to finally liquidate the garrison at Kunar Khas.
The siege began in late August 1945, with a mixed lashkar of roughly 1,500–2,000 Safi and Mohmand tribesmen surrounding a garrison of about 400 loyalist troops on the east bank of the Kunar River. Cut off from communication and supply, and with the river unbridged, government forces found themselves in a precarious position.
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