Afghanistan–Pakistan border

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international border politically controversial border

The Afghanistan–Pakistan border, often called the Durand Line, is a historically contentious and porous frontier separating Afghanistan and Pakistan, marked by complex ethnic, political, and security dynamics.

Aliases (6)

Durand Line ×6
Afghanistan–Pakistan border region ×3
Afghanistan (border areas) ×1
Afghan–Pakistani border ranges ×1
Durand Line frontier region ×1
Pakistan–Afghanistan border gate at Torkham ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international border → politically controversial border →
adjacentTo	Balochistan (Pakistan) NERFINISHED → Federally Administered Tribal Areas (former) → Helmand Province → Kandahar Province → Khyber Pakhtunkhwa → Kunar Province → Nangarhar Province → Nimruz Province → Paktia Province → Paktika Province →
alsoKnownAs	Durand Line →
characterizedBy	cross-border militancy → disputed status → porous frontier → refugee movements → smuggling →
colonialPowerInvolved	British Empire →
definedBetween	British India → Emirate of Afghanistan →
disputeBetween	Afghanistan → Pakistan →
establishedBy	Durand Agreement →
establishedInYear	1893 →
ethnicGroupsAlongBorder	Baloch → Pashtuns →
hasApproximateLength	about 1,640 miles → about 2,640 kilometers →
hasSecurityIssue	Al-Qaeda presence (historical) → Taliban insurgency → Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan activity → cross-border shelling allegations →
historicallyNotFullyRecognizedBy	Afghan governments →
impactOn	regional security in South and Central Asia →
legalBasis	Durand Agreement of 1893 →
locatedIn	Central Asia → South Asia →
locatedOn	Hindu Kush region →
namedAfter	Mortimer Durand →
partOf	Afghanistan–Pakistan relations →
passesThrough	Chaman area → Khyber Pass region → Wakhan region vicinity →
recognizedBy	Pakistan government →
separates	Afghanistan → Pakistan →
subjectOf	Afghanistan–Pakistan skirmishes → border fencing projects by Pakistan →
successorStateTo	British India (on Pakistan side) →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chagai District → Pashtuns ("Durand Line") →	borderRegion
Afghanistan–Pakistan border ("Durand Line") →	alsoKnownAs
Afghan–Pakistan relations ("Durand Line") →	borderDispute
Wakhan Corridor →	borderFeature
Khyber Pass →	borderProximity
Eastern Afghanistan ("Durand Line") →	borderRegionOf
Safed Koh →	countryBorderFeatureOf
Torkham ("Pakistan–Afghanistan border gate at Torkham") →	hasBorderGate
Safed Koh ("Afghan–Pakistani border ranges") →	isPartOf
Torkham ("Durand Line") →	locatedIn
Jalaluddin Haqqani ("Afghanistan–Pakistan border region") →	operationalArea
Khyber Pass ("Durand Line frontier region") →	partOf
Noshaq ("Afghanistan–Pakistan border region") →	region
Hizb-i Islami Khalis ("Afghanistan–Pakistan border region") →	regionOfActivity
Radcliffe Line ("Durand Line") →	relatedBorder
Shina ("Afghanistan (border areas)") →	spokenIn