Constructivism Spectrum of the Durand Line: A Suitable Solution for the Pak-Afghan Boundary

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Page: 184-188

Mohammad Khalid Khawrin¹ and Muhammad Haroon Jabarkhil² (Department of Judgement and Prosecution, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Kunduz University, Afghanistan¹ and Department of International Relations, School of International Studies & Diaspora, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat¹)

From a constructivism perspective, the perceptions, beliefs, and values ​​of local people have a major impact on how they think about the Durand Line and the Pakistan-Afghanistan border dispute. Despite political tensions, cross-border social and economic relationships have emerged because people in affected areas perceive themselves and others as the result of social and cultural constructs of identity, history, and culture. In addition, political and ideological narratives propagated by the ruling elite have influenced how local people view the Durand Line. The constructivist method places great emphasis on the need to understand these social constructs in order to properly understand the complexities of boundary dispute.