Afghanistan Border | MCQs

Explanation

• The Hindu Kush is a vast mountain range that stretches between central Afghanistan and Northern Pakistan.
• The Hindu Kush is 800 kilometers (500 miles) long and covers an area of roughly 152,800 square kilometers (59,000 square meters).
  

Explanation

Pakistan lies to the east of Afghanistan, with a shared border known as the Durand Line.

It was established in 1893.

This border stretches approximately 2,670 kilometers (1,660 miles).

Explanation

• The Durand Commission was established in 1893, during the viceroyship of Lord Lansdowne. The Durand Line was established in 1893 as the international border between the Emirate of Afghanistan and the Indian Empire by Mortimer Durand, a British diplomat of the Indian Civil Service, and Abdur Rahman Khan, the Emir of Afghanistan.