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Durand Line
The
Durand Line
is the long line between
Afghanistan
and
Pakistan
. It was established in 1893 by agreement between Sir
Mortimer Durand
, a British diplomat and civil servant of
British India
, and
Abdur Rahman Khan
, the
Afghan Amir
, to fix the limit of their respective
spheres of influence
and improve
diplomatic relations and trade
. Afghanistan ceded various frontier areas to British India to prevent invasion of further areas of the country. Afghanistan was considered by the British as an independent
princely state
at the time, although the British controlled its
foreign affairs
and
diplomatic relations
.
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