The "China Crisis"
The "China Crisis" as the Afghani leadership reffered to it was the dark week of September 21-October 3 1937 when the country found itself at war with a country much more powerful than itself, the peace proposal offered to Nationalist China was rejected on September 21 1937. The crisis was revolved on October 3 1937 when another peace proposal was proposed to Nationalist China. What made Chiang accept this time? Afghani Troops had captured the Chinese province of Xining 2 days before, that in itself was bad enough to make Chiang accept but worse was the recent Japanese breakthough on the Yellow river which they had acchieved by capturing Xinyang. In the end Chiang had no real choice in the matter, his 6-12 divisions fighting the Afghans were better suited to fighting the Japanese. So on October 3 1937 Chiang agreed to cede the former Xibei San Ma capital, Golmud and Xining in exchange for peace.
Alliance with Japan and the "Backstab"
Afghani leadership was elated by their diplomatic coup, they built up Afghani troop strenght on the border and garrisoned Golmud. They watched the Chinese Situation with unrestrained glee, Japanese forces had managed to push Chiangs troops to the Yellow river and were close to Nanjing. Diplomatic feelers put out by Afghanistan revealed that Japan was planning a major offensive against Nationalist China, The two goverments signed a treaty called the "Kabul Pact" on November 28 1937
In summary the terms were:
1. Afghanistan was to declare war on and invade China straight away
2. After the death of China a number of provinces will go to Afghanistan,depending on the ammount of Afghani Contribution but the provinces Japan would give to Afghanistan could not go below 2 and could not exceed 10.
3. Japan was to provide Industrial Experts to the Pan-Afghan Empire.
4. Japan and Afghanistan were to assist each other in any future military ventures.
5. In the unlikely event of defeat, the Kabul Pact is judged to not have been signed.
On November 28
Afghani troops began to pour into Yushu and had managed to reach it by March 12 1938 often encountering stiff Nationalist Resistance.