{"id":693172,"date":"2026-05-09T15:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T11:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ariananews.af\/karzai-pakistan-seeking-to-legitimize-durand-line-authorities-must-clarify\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T15:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T11:04:09","slug":"karzai-pakistan-seeking-to-legitimize-durand-line-authorities-must-clarify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ariananews.af\/fa\/karzai-pakistan-seeking-to-legitimize-durand-line-authorities-must-clarify\/","title":{"rendered":"Karzai: Pakistan seeking to legitimize Durand Line, authorities must clarify"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"479b30db-b002-427c-bf9f-13a01b023de7\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"371\"><strong><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Hamid Karzai<\/span><\/span>, former president of Afghanistan, has expressed concern over recent developments along the Durand Line, saying Pakistan has increased military and economic pressure on villages and residents living near the line.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"373\" data-end=\"565\">In a statement, Karzai said the apparent purpose of these pressures is to push residents of Durand Line areas to seek help from Pakistani institutions for resolving security and other local issues.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"567\" data-end=\"808\">He added that, amid this situation, some tribal elders from both sides of the Durand Line recently signed documents described as \u201cpeace agreements,\u201d which were later officially welcomed by Pakistan\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"810\" data-end=\"989\">According to Karzai, these developments amount to an effort by Pakistan to legitimize the Durand Line and represent an action against Afghanistan\u2019s national sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"991\" data-end=\"1181\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The former Afghan president also urged the relevant Afghan authorities to provide the public with a clear explanation regarding the recent agreements and developments along the Durand Line.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hamid Karzai, former president of Afghanistan, has expressed concern over recent developments along the Durand Line, saying Pakistan has increased military and economic pressure on villages and residents living near the line. 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