Drawn by British diplomat Mortimer Durand in 1893, while Pakistan was still a part of the British Indian Empire, the Durand Line is the de facto border between Afghanistan and Pakistan and is a legacy of British colonial rule.
Notably, the split remains a problematic issue between the two countries to this day because Afghanistan has never recognized the Durand Line.
Strategic affairs analysts believe that the current rift along the Durand Line, or the Torkham border as such, is more closely related to the profound decline in connections between the Taliban and Pakistan.
Three civilians in Afghanistan were killed on Monday as a consequence of