On 6 June 1921, Afghanistan signed an early transit agreement with British India to expand regulated trade routes. This agreement followed the 1919 Treaty of Rawalpindi, which had affirmed Afghan independence in foreign affairs. The treaty allowed Afghan merchants greater access to border markets and transportation corridors. It also served as an important diplomatic step toward stabilizing relations after earlier conflicts. The arrangement strengthened Afghanistan’s commercial networks during a period of modernization under King Amanullah Khan.
