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Durand Line (November 12, 1893)
Updated At : 06:45 AM Nov 12, 2025 IST
The Durand Line was drawn on November 12, 1893.
A MONG the most famous things the British ever did and one that still echoes across continents is drawing lines on maps. One such line was drawn across one of the most misunderstood terrains on earth, dividing people and histories forever. On November 12, 1893, a single-page document was signed between Henry Mortimer Durand, Foreign Secretary of British India, and Amir Abdur Rahman Khan of Afghanistan, an agreement that created one of the world's most enduring geopolitical fractures: the Durand Line.
