Urtatagai conflict (1913)

Urtatagai conflict (1913)
	; Map of Afghanistan's northeastern border. Urtatagai is highlighted by a red circle.
Date	November – December 1913
Location	Urta Tagay
Territorial; changes	Status quo ante bellum Afghan forces occupy the island but later withdraw after agreement;
Belligerents
Russian Empire	Afghanistan
Commanders and leaders
Nicholas II	Habibullah Khan

Last updated September 04, 2025

The 1913 Urtatagai conflict was a conflict between the Emirate of Afghanistan and the Russian Empire over control of the island of Urta Tagay, which took place 1913.^[1] It began in November,^[2] when Afghan troops were deployed on Urtatagai after it had merged with the Afghan bank, placing it within Afghan territory.^[1]^[2] Sometime later, the flow of the river once again separated the island, and on an agreement on 13 December at Ashgabat, the Afghan leadership agreed to return the island, ending the conflict.^[2]

References

1 2 Panin, Sergei Borisovich (1 September 1999). "The Soviet-Afghan conflict of 1925–26 over the Island of Urta-Tugai". The Journal of Slavic Military Studies. 12 (3): 122–133. doi:10.1080/13518049908430405. ISSN 1351-8046. Archived from the original on 22 July 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2019. In 1913, after the large island of Urta-Tugai (on the Panj River) merged with the Afghan bank, the Afghans took advantage of this existing situation and sent their forces to the island, resulting in a border conflict.
1 2 3 Panin, S. (1995). Россия и Афганистан, 1905-1918. pp. 53, 54, 55, 56. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

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[:0-1] 1 2 Panin, Sergei Borisovich (1 September 1999). "The Soviet-Afghan conflict of 1925–26 over the Island of Urta-Tugai". The Journal of Slavic Military Studies. 12 (3): 122–133. doi:10.1080/13518049908430405. ISSN 1351-8046. Archived from the original on 22 July 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2019. In 1913, after the large island of Urta-Tugai (on the Panj River) merged with the Afghan bank, the Afghans took advantage of this existing situation and sent their forces to the island, resulting in a border conflict.

[:1-2] 1 2 3 Panin, S. (1995). Россия и Афганистан, 1905-1918. pp. 53, 54, 55, 56. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

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