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Topic 077 · International Relations & Organisations

Pakistan-Afghanistan Conflict and the Durand Line

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Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA

Core Trigger: On 21-22 February 2026 Pakistan struck TTP and IS-Khorasan camps in Nangarhar, Paktika and Khost provinces of Afghanistan.
Escalation: Taliban forces hit Pakistani border posts on 26 February; Pakistan's Defence Minister called it 'open war' and struck Kabul and Kandahar.
Current Head: Khawaja Asif is Pakistan's Defence Minister; Pakistan named its operation Ghazab Lil Haq.
Key Term: The TTP (Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan) is a militant group Pakistan says Kabul shelters.
Data: UNAMA reported civilian deaths from the 21 February strikes in Behsud and Khogyani districts of Nangarhar.
Stakeholders: Pakistan, the Taliban government, the TTP and IS-Khorasan; Eid ceasefires briefly reduced the fighting.
India Link: Instability on India's western neighbourhood affects regional security and India's engagement with Kabul.
Boundary: The Durand Line separates Afghanistan from Pakistan; Afghanistan has never accepted it.
Founded: The Durand Line was drawn in 1893 under an agreement between Sir Mortimer Durand and Amir Abdur Rahman Khan.
Landmark: The Treaty of Rawalpindi (1919) recognised Afghan independence from Britain.
Articles: UN Charter Article 2(4) bars the use of force; Article 51 allows self-defence against an armed attack.
Doctrine: Uti possidetis juris holds that colonial boundaries survive independence, as the ICJ stated in Burkina Faso v. Mali (1986).

Question 1 of 10

Pakistan's strikes of 21-22 February 2026 targeted camps of which two groups?

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Answer: (C) TTP and IS-Khorasan

Core Trigger: On 21-22 February 2026 Pakistan struck TTP and IS-Khorasan camps in Nangarhar, Paktika and Khost provinces of Afghanistan.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 077, point 1

Question 2 of 10

Which of the statements is/are correct? 1. Taliban forces hit Pakistani border posts on 26 February. 2. Pakistan's Defence Minister called it 'open war'.

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Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2

Escalation: Taliban forces hit Pakistani border posts on 26 February; Pakistan's Defence Minister called it 'open war' and struck Kabul and Kandahar.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 077, point 2

Question 3 of 10

What name did Pakistan give its operation?

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Answer: (D) Ghazab Lil Haq

Current Head: Khawaja Asif is Pakistan's Defence Minister; Pakistan named its operation Ghazab Lil Haq.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 077, point 3

Question 4 of 10

Pakistan says Kabul shelters which militant group?

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Answer: (A) TTP

Key Term: The TTP (Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan) is a militant group Pakistan says Kabul shelters.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 077, point 4

Question 5 of 10

UNAMA reported civilian deaths from the 21 February strikes in which Nangarhar districts?

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Answer: (B) Behsud and Khogyani

Data: UNAMA reported civilian deaths from the 21 February strikes in Behsud and Khogyani districts of Nangarhar.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 077, point 5

Question 6 of 10

What briefly reduced the fighting?

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Answer: (D) Eid ceasefires

Stakeholders: Pakistan, the Taliban government, the TTP and IS-Khorasan; Eid ceasefires briefly reduced the fighting.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 077, point 6

Question 7 of 10

Which boundary has Afghanistan never accepted?

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Answer: (C) Durand Line

Boundary: The Durand Line separates Afghanistan from Pakistan; Afghanistan has never accepted it.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 077, point 8

Question 8 of 10

In which year was the Durand Line drawn?

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Answer: (B) 1893

Founded: The Durand Line was drawn in 1893 under an agreement between Sir Mortimer Durand and Amir Abdur Rahman Khan.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 077, point 9

Question 9 of 10

The Treaty of Rawalpindi (1919) recognised what?

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Answer: (D) Afghan independence from Britain

Landmark: The Treaty of Rawalpindi (1919) recognised Afghan independence from Britain.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 077, point 10

Question 10 of 10

Which of the statements is/are correct? 1. Uti possidetis juris holds that colonial boundaries survive independence. 2. The ICJ stated it in Nicaragua v. United States (1986).

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Answer: (A) Only 1

Doctrine: Uti possidetis juris holds that colonial boundaries survive independence, as the ICJ stated in Burkina Faso v. Mali (1986).From Book 1 RATNA, topic 077, point 12

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