The Durand Line is an internationally recognised border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, said a member of the Afghan parliament on Sunday.
The comments, made by Abdul Latif Pedram – head of Hezb-e-Kongara Milli Afghanistan (Afghanistan National Congress Party) has initiated a heated debate in Afghanistan and on social media. He is also a member of Wolesi Jirga (Lower house of parliament] from the norther Badakhshan province.
While addressing a news conference in Kabul, Pedram, an ethnic Tajik, said his party recognised the border.
“We want Afghanistan, Pakistan, the UN and the international community to approve recognition of the border,” Radio Azadi quoted the Afghan minister as saying.
“This will enable us to end regional conflict,” he said, adding that the Durand Line had been the cause of disputes over the past several decades.
“Peace and stability will be ensured in the region when the (border) issue is resolved,” the Afghan MP added.
Pedram’s statement came days after Afghan Chief Executive Dr Abdullah Abdullah reportedly said that the Durand Line is no more an “imaginary line” but is an internationally recognised border following a meeting with a Pakistani delegation in Kabul during Nuruz celebrations.
Marc Grossman, US former special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, along with other US officials have previously said the US regarded Durand Line as an internationally-accepted boundary.
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