Durand Line
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Afghanistan
Mohaqiq’s Remarks on Durand Line: Pragmatism vs National Sensitivities
DID Press: Recent comments by Muhammad Mohaqiq on accepting the Durand Line as an internationally recognized reality have revived one of the most sensitive and long-standing issues in Afghanistan’s political discourse. From a realist political perspective, Mohaqiq’s argument is grounded…
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Afghanistan
Mohaqiq: Durand Line Is Afghanistan’s Official Border
DID Press: Afghan political figure Mohammad Mohaqiq, head of the Islamic Unity Party of the People of Afghanistan and member of the High Council of Resistance, has stated that he recognizes the Durand Line as the official border between Afghanistan…
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Afghanistan
Int’l Human Rights Foundation Highlights Civilian Harm in Border Areas
DID Press: International Human Rights Foundation has reported that attacks using heavy weapons and mortar fire by Pakistan on residential areas along the Durand Line have caused harm to civilians in Paktika, Khost, and Kunar provinces. According to the report,…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Defense Ministry: All Areas Along Durand Line Under Full Security Control
DID Press: Enayatullah Khwarazmi, spokesperson for the Taliban Ministry of National Defense, stated that all areas along the disputed Durand Line are currently under the full control of Afghan security forces. Khwarazmi said the country’s defense forces remain firmly committed…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Seize Pakistani Border Post as Clashes Escalate Along Durand Line
DID Press: Local authorities in Khost Province say Taliban forces captured a Pakistani military outpost near Zazi Maidan District during the ongoing operation known as “Rad al-Zolm” along the disputed Durand Line. According to provincial spokesman Mustaghfar Gurbaz, the post…
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Afghanistan
More details on widespread Taliban attacks along Durand Line
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Defense has announced that in the past 24 hours, in response to Pakistani attacks, Afghan defense forces carried out extensive operations along the Durand Line. These operations were conducted in the provinces of Kandahar, Nangarhar,…
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Afghanistan
Taliban: Over 600 New Security Outposts Built Along Durand Line
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Taliban-run Ministry of Defense says more than 600 new security outposts have been constructed along the disputed Durand Line over the past year, as part of what officials describe as a broader effort to tighten border control…
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Afghanistan
South Asia Strategic Rift: Roots and Dimensions of Pakistan-Taliban Growing Tensions
Exclusive Report – DID Press: The relationship between the Taliban and Pakistan—once considered one of the closest yet most complex political and security partnerships in the region prior to 2021—has entered a phase many analysts now describe as a “structural…
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Afghanistan
Unemployment and Economic Collapse across Durand Line
DID Press: With 35 days having passed since the closure of the main border crossings between Pakistan and Afghanistan—including Torkham, Kharlachi, Ghulam Khan, Angoor Adda, and Chaman—thousands of traders, laborers, and drivers in northwestern Pakistan have lost their sources of…
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Afghanistan
Durand Line: 130-Year-Old Border Still Shaping South Asia’s Politics and Security
The Durand Line, signed on November 12, 1893, between Amir Abdul Rahman Khan of Afghanistan and Sir Henry Mortimer Durand of the British Empire, remains one of South Asia’s most enduring and controversial borders. Intended to define spheres of influence…
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