Border crossings on the Durand Line The Durand Line () () is the international land border between Afghanistan and Pakistan in South Asia. It was originally established in 1893 as the international border between British India and Emirate of Afghanistan by Mortimer Durand, a British diplomat of the Indian Civil Service, and Abdur Rahman Khan, the Afghan Emir, to fix the limit of their respective spheres of influence and improve diplomatic relations and trade. In 1976, the then president of Afghanistan, Sardar Mohammed Daoud Khan recognised Durand Line as international border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. He made this declaration while he was on an official visit to Islamabad, Pakistan        .
 The Durand Line () () is the international land border between Afghanistan and Pakistan in South Asia. It was originally established in 1893 as the international border between British India and Emirate of Afghanistan by Mortimer Durand, a British diplomat of the Indian Civil Service, and Abdur Rahman Khan, the Afghan Emir, to fix the limit of their respective spheres of influence and improve diplomatic relations and trade. In 1976, the then president of Afghanistan, Sardar Mohammed Daoud Khan recognised Durand Line as international border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. He made this declaration while he was on an official visit to Islamabad, Pakistan . Geography Borki, a village at the border, with Mount Sikaram's peak in the background, the highest peak of the White Mountains The border is south of the Hindu Kush, while its eastern end by China consists of the Karakoram range. These are regions of extreme high elevation, hence much of the Durand Line is bounded by mountains. The Spīn Ghar (White Mountains) range is roughly in the middle of the Line. The western part of the Line meanwhile is lower and sparse, consisting of the Registan Desert. A view towards the border in Pakistan, taken in Paktia Province of Afghanistan Afghanistan's highest peak, Noshaq, is located close to the border, while some of the highest peaks in the world, including K2, are a short distance to the east of the Line's end on the Pakistani side. The Kunar River, Kabul River, Kurram River and Gomal River all cross the Durand Line. At the very western end of the line is the Godzareh depression. Border regions The border is long. 12 Afghan provinces are located along the border: Nimroz, Helmand, Kandahar, Zabul, Paktika, Khost, Paktia, Logar, Nangarhar, Kunar, Nuristan and Badakhshan - 3 Pakistani administrative units are located along the border: Balochistan province, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, and Gilgit-Baltistan region of the disputed Kashmir. Since India claims all of Kashmir, India technically considers to have a 106 km border with Afghanistan (through Pakistani-controlled Gilgit-Baltistan in Kashmir and the Wakhan Corridor on the Afghan side), a view that has been echoed by some Indian politicians including the Home Minister. However the official ministry document itself does not mention a border with URL The Pakistani foreign minister has also denied the existence of an Afghan-Indian URL Border crossings and economy Border crossings on the Durand Line The two countries are major trade partners, and therefore the various border crossings are economically important for the wider URL particularly the Torkham and Khyber Pass that is also the main land connection between Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent .
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Geography Borki, a village at the border, with Mount Sikaram's peak in the background, the highest peak of the White Mountains The border is south of the Hindu Kush, while its eastern end by China consists of the Karakoram range. These are regions of extreme high elevation, hence much of the Durand Line is bounded by mountains. The Spīn Ghar (White Mountains) range is roughly in the middle of the Line. The western part of the Line meanwhile is lower and sparse, consisting of the Registan Desert.
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A view towards the border in Pakistan, taken in Paktia Province of Afghanistan Afghanistan's highest peak, Noshaq, is located close to the border, while some of the highest peaks in the world, including K2, are a short distance to the east of the Line's end on the Pakistani side.
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The Kunar River, Kabul River, Kurram River and Gomal River all cross the Durand Line. At the very western end of the line is the Godzareh depression.
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Border regions The border is long. 12 Afghan provinces are located along the border: Nimroz, Helmand, Kandahar, Zabul, Paktika, Khost, Paktia, Logar, Nangarhar, Kunar, Nuristan and Badakhshan - 3 Pakistani administrative units are located along the border: Balochistan province, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, and Gilgit-Baltistan region of the disputed Kashmir.
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Since India claims all of Kashmir, India technically considers to have a 106 km border with Afghanistan (through Pakistani-controlled Gilgit-Baltistan in Kashmir and the Wakhan Corridor on the Afghan side), a view that has been echoed by some Indian politicians including the Home Minister. However the official ministry document itself does not mention a border with URL The Pakistani foreign minister has also denied the existence of an Afghan-Indian URL
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Border crossings and economy Border crossings on the Durand Line The two countries are major trade partners, and therefore the various border crossings are economically important for the wider URL particularly the Torkham and Khyber Pass that is also the main land connection between Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent