Abdur Rahman Khan also known by his epithets, The Iron Amir, was Amir of Afghanistan from 1880 to his death in 1901. He is known for uniting the country after years of internal fighting and negotiation of the Durand Line Agreement with British India.
Abdur Rahman Khan in 1897
One of Abdur Rahman's guest houses and its gardens, Kabul
Jahan Nama Palace in Tashkurgan, built for the Amir
Abdur Rahman Khan during his reign
The Durand Line, also known as the Afghanistan–Pakistan border, is a 2,611-kilometre (1,622 mi) international border between Afghanistan and Pakistan in South Asia. The western end runs to the border with Iran and the eastern end to the border with China.
Arachosia and the Pactyans during the 1st millennium BC
Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, British diplomat and civil servant in British India. The Durand Line is named in his honour.
Borki, a village at the border, with Mount Sikaram's peak in the background, the highest peak of the White Mountains
A view towards the border in Pakistan, taken in Paktia Province of Afghanistan