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Every place New Wave History mentions in "HISTORY: How Durand Line Divided Nations & Ethnicities", mapped
// THE CRUX The Durand Line, established as a colonial British buffer boundary in 1893, transformed into a weaponized geopolitical grievance that continues to fuel instability between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
24 places, in order of mention
| 00:06 | Durand Line | The Durand Line is widely seen as a disputed border |
| 00:36 | Afghanistan | unleashed a feedback loop of instability |
| 00:58 | Arabian Peninsula | From the deserts of Arabia |
| 01:01 | Hindu Kush | to the peaks of the Hindu Kush |
| 01:43 | British Raj | India was the jewel in the crown |
| 02:08 | Central Asia | and Russia in Central Asia |
| 03:46 | Durand Line | culminated in the Durand Line |
| 04:15 | Kabul | Sir Mortimer Durand... to Kabul |
| 05:10 | Waziristan | seeding key areas like Waziristan |
| 05:14 | Khyber Pass | and the Khyber, citing honor and sovereignty |
| 07:07 | Rawalpindi | signed the Treaty of Rawalpindi |
| 08:28 | Pakistan | the new state of Pakistan inherited the administrative borders |
| 09:14 | United Nations Headquarters | admission to the United Nations |
| 10:03 | Pashtunistan | launched a Pashtunistan campaign |
| 10:12 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | reunification with Afghanistan |
| 13:36 | Soviet Union | military aid from the Soviet Union |
| 13:54 | Balochistan | funding and weapons to separatist elements |
| 14:14 | Kabul | stormed Pakistan's embassy in Kabul |
| 15:14 | Washington, D.C. | Washington saw a strategic opportunity |
| 15:24 | Saudi Arabia | working with Saudi Arabia and other Western allies |
| 17:06 | Minar-e-Pakistan | in Pakistan's domestic politics |
| 18:22 | Durand Line | refused to recognize the Durand Line |
| 18:50 | China | the United States, China, and the vast majority |
| 20:04 | Durand Line | The Durand Line today represents more than just a territorial dispute |