Durand Line

  • It is the international border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
  • It was fixed by British civil servant Sir Henry Mortimer Durand and the then Afghan Emir Abdur Rahman Khan in 1893.
  • The length of the Durand Line is 2670 km. It is internationally recognised as the western border of Pakistan.
  • It was established in order to fix the respective spheres of influence and also to improve the diplomatic ties between the British establishment in India and the Afghan Kingdom.
  • The line cuts through the Pashtun homelands of the region. The line divides ethnic Pashtuns and Balochs, who live on both sides of the ....
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