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Durand Line

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What is the Durand line, the flashpoint in Pakistan-Taliban relationship?

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Durand line conflict continues: Taliban says Pakistan not allowed to fence the border | English News

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Tensions escalate between Taliban and Pakistan over Durand line fencing | World English News

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Durand Line Fencing Has Divided Families: Residents

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Joint Ministerial Committee Formed to Address Durand Line Issues

The Durand Line is the 2,430-kilometre (1,510 mi) international border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. It was established in 1896 between Sir Mortimer Durand, a British diplomat and civil servant of the British Raj, and Abdur Rahman Khan, the Afghan Amir, to fix the limit of their respective spheres of influence and improve diplomatic relations and trade. Afghanistan was considered by the British as an independent state at the time, although the British controlled its foreign affairs and diplomatic relations.
    • Historical background 

    • Indian claim 

    • Contemporary era