The Durand line, the boundary line separating Afghanistan in its east from Pakistan, is named for British negotiator Sir Mortimer Durand, who helped arrange the arbitrary border with the Afghan King Abdur Rahman Khan in 1893.
Grant Barrett
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The Durand line, the boundary line separating Afghanistan in its east from Pakistan, is named for British negotiator Sir Mortimer Durand, who helped arrange the arbitrary border with the Afghan King Abdur Rahman Khan in 1893.