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A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban
Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
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Analysis
Why Does Violence Continue In Afghanistan Even After Deal With Taliban?
Tuesday 30 June 2020
Durand Line.
Here is a list of their names according to the US: Tahreek-e-Taliban of Afghanistan, Haqqani Network, Jammat Dawa al- Quran, Asia Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda in South Asia, Mujahedeen Party, Mullah Nazir-led Taliban, Tahreek-e-Taliban of Pakistan, Islamic Jihad Movement, Islamic Jihad Mov ...
Interview
Taliban Delegation In Pakistan For Coordination: Expert
Monday 21 December 2020
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Durand line. Islamabad wants the Afghans to recognize the border line that was drawn in 1893 under Emir of Afghanistan Abdur Rahman Khan between Afghanistan and the British India represented by Viceroy Mortimor Durand.
Mr Mollazehi continued that although since then five regimes with different ideo ...
Analysis
What’s Behind Pakistani Army Chief’s Afghanistan Visit?
Saturday 15 May 2021
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Durand Line that marks Pakistan's border with Afghanistan. This border line has always been a focus of meetings and talks between officials of the two countries. Though Pakistan does not have serious and immediate concerns about this border line at present, it is one of the countries with the po ...
Analysis
Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations: Islamabad’s Goals, Limits
Saturday 11 September 2021
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Durand Line: Another special aim for Pakistan in Afghanistan is settlement of the decades-old Durand Line issue. For decades, many Afghan governments have refused to accept Pakistan's sovereignty over the border. The 2,430-kilometer borderline separates western Pashtuns, based in Pakistan, and e ...
Analysis
Taliban Flexes Muscles to Backer Pakistan: What’s their Difference Point?
Monday 27 December 2021
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Durand Line. The 2400-kilometer Durand Line is located on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and makes a long border. In addition to Afghanistan, Pakistan also agreed with Iran a few years ago to fence the common border.
Pakistan claims the fence was installed at a high cost to prevent illegal transpo ...
Analysis
Pakistan-Taliban Border Dispute: From Historical Roots to Political Exploration
Monday 7 February 2022
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Durand, the representative of British-occupied India, and Afghanistan.
After Abdul Rahman's rule, almost all Afghan rulers opposed the demarcation line, and to this day no government in Afghanistan has officially recognized this border. During the presidencies of Hamid Karzai and then Ashraf Gh ...
News
Death Toll from Pakistan’s Airstrikes on Eastern Afghanistan’s Rises to 47
Monday 18 April 2022
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Durand line in Khost province, Shabir Ahmad Osmani, director of information and culture in Khost, was quoted as saying by AFP news agency.
Two other officials confirmed the death toll in Khost, which borders Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to the east, while one official confirmed that ...
Interview
Shedding Light on Roots of Crisis in Kheybar Pakhtunkhwa and the Effective Actors
Wednesday 25 December 2024
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Durand border line. This is a line that is recognized by Pakistan. However, this it has never been accepted by Afghanistan because it argues that this line is imaginary because the Durand agreement that was signed in 1893 and this century-old agreement ended in 1993. One of the reasons for the curre ...
Paper
Bloody Divorce: How’s Pakistan-Taliban Historical Alliance Collapsed Overnight?
Tuesday 14 October 2025
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Durand borderline bore witness to an unbelievable divorce of old political lovers.
The relations between Pakistan and the Taliban since 1990 and up to 2020 were based on shared strategic interests and interwoven security and intelligence networks. However, since 2022, their relation that was once w ...
Paper
Pakistan and Taliban: From Alliance to Enmity
Monday 17 November 2025
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Durand Line and threatened to dismantle Pakistan’s fencing projects. The group has never recognized the Durand Line as an official border, while Pakistan considers it an internationally valid frontier. These standoffs have triggered several limited military engagements and deepened mutual dist ...
