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Durand Line Agreement
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Durand Line.
Durand Line Agreement
In October 1882, Amir Abdul Rehman Khan sent a letter to the viceroy of the British Indian Empire for addressing the need of Indo-Afghan border. In 1892, the viceroy, Lord Lansdowne, appointed Major General Frederick Roberts, for settling the issue. However, the amir showed reluctance to this appointment due to the active role of Major General Frederick Roberts in Second Anglo-Afghan War. In 1893, Mortimer Durand was dispatched to Kabul by the Government of India to sign an agreement with Amir Abdur Rahman Khan for fixing the limits of their respective spheres of influence as well as improving diplomatic relations and trade. On 12 November 1893, the Durand Line Agreement was reached. The two parties later camped at Parachinar, a small town near Khost in Afghanistan, which is now part of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan, to delineate the frontier.