1879 in Afghanistan

The following lists events from 1879 in Afghanistan.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Sher Ali Khan (until February 21), Ayub Khan (starting October 12)

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.

October
October 12: Mohammad Yaqub Khan abdicates and takes refuge in the British camp near Kabul.