Increasing tensions between the Taliban and Islamabad over the Durand border line.
The US State Department says that Washington supports the territorial integrity of Pakistan and Afghanistan within the framework of the “internationally recognized borders of the two countries”.These statements were made by Matthew Miller, the spokesperson of the US Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a press conference on Wednesday, the 2nd of August.The previous governments in Afghanistan disagreed with Pakistan about the demarcation of the British colonial era, which took place on October 12, 1893.