In 6-7 sentences, can you explain the historical context of the Durand Line and how it would be an enduring issue? Source: https://www. mei. edu/publications/durand-line-britis h-legacy-plaguing-afghan-pakistani- relations

The Durand Line issue has continued to complicate the unpredictable nature of the Afghan-Pakistani relationship since the birth of Pakistan. No Afghan government, including the present one headed by President Ashraf Ghani, has ever recognized the legitimacy of the Durand Line, which runs through mountainous terrain and remains largely unpoliced.The Afghan side argued that Pakistani authorities were warned against conducting any census activity in the divided villages, which are located at the “zero point of the Durand Line.After the incident, an editorial in The Dawn speculated that “Perhaps it was to lay down a marker in the ongoing diplomatic and security tussles between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Or perhaps it was the age-old refusal of Afghanistan to officially recognize the Durand Line—the census seemingly a threat because it would officially count the villagers on the Pakistani side of the border as Pakistani citizens. Diplomatic back-and-forth following the border clashes may temporarily calm bilateral tensions, but given the complicated nature of the issue resulting from conflicting interpretations, no solution to the Afghanistan-Pakistan disagreement over the Durand Line seems to be in sight.

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answer; obey the closest relative's wishes;