Often termed as the gateway to India, Afghanistan under Amir Amanullah Khan remained one of the most important countries on the earth and with the possible exception of Turkey, seemed to be more powerful than any other Mohammadan state. Geographically, it was landlocked by Baluchistan to the south; Waziristan, the north west frontier province of India, Swat, Chitral and Kashmir to the east; Turkistan to the north; and Persia to the west. Lying right at the ...
