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Establishment of the Durand Line, 1893
A colonial-era border divided Pashtun-populated territory, later rejected by Afghanistan and cited by Pashtunistan advocates.
What happened
The Durand Line, a roughly 2,600-kilometre border between British India and the Emirate of Afghanistan, was established in 1893, dividing Pashtun-populated territory.[1]
Sources for this page
Each number marks a specific claim. Notes give the source, its locator and how it relates to the claim.
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Claim: The Durand Line, a roughly 2,600-kilometre border between British India and the Emirate of Afghanistan, was established in 1893, named for British colonial official Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, who negotiated the boundary with Afghan Emir Abdur Rahman Khan; the line divided Pashtun-populated territory and has been rejected by successive Afghan governments as an imposed colonial boundary.
- Durand Line (Encyclopaedia Britannica) link, Establishment section. Source record