Zawia News obtained a document from a source in Kandahar showing that a person attributed to Mullah Hibatullah has officially recognized the Durand Line with Pakistan.
In this official decree, the word “border” was used to refer to the Durand Line.
The document, published in the first month of last lunar year, states that to prevent foreign influence around the border and meet residents’ basic needs, a committee headed by Mullah Nouri, Minister of Tribal Affairs, would be formed with one billion Afghanis allocated by the Finance Ministry.
Sources say the Taliban used this one billion Afghanis for managing specific sections of the Durand Line to address Pakistan’s concerns.
The Defense Ministry confirmed establishing approximately 700 posts around the Durand Line area.
