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| Title | The Durand Line: History and Problems of the Afghan-Pakistan Border |
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| Author | Mr Bijan Omrani |
| Journal | Asian Affairs, Volume 40 Number 2 |
| Date | July 2009 |
| Introduction | A historical survey which covers firstly, the various attempts to establish a satisfactory boundary between the settled lands of India and the mountain areas to the North; secondly, the negotiations from which the Durand line emerged as the boundary between Afghanistan and Pakistan; thirdly, the status of the Tribal areas in Pakistan and the border areas more generally, and why so many of the obstacles to change seem to be the very elements which only change can resolve. |
| Original Lecture | The Durand Line: History and Problems of the Afghan-Pakistan Border |
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