Durand Line
English
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The countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan, showing the Durand Line between the two in red.
Etymology
After Mortimer Durand, who drew the original version of the line.
Proper noun
Durand Line
- (geography) The border between Afghanistan and Pakistan (originally the British Raj), as originally demarcated in 1893 and revised in 1919; never accepted by Afghanistan as the international border.