India does not have a common border with Afghanistan: US
Contrary to India's position that it has a legitimate boundary with Afghanistan, a top US official has said both the countries does not share a common border.
Contrary to India's position that it has a legitimate boundary with Afghanistan, a top US official has said both the countries does not share a common border.
"If you look at the map, Afghanistan has a lot of neighbours. I mean, bordering neighbors. You mentioned India. India doesn't have a common border with Afghanistan. But I'm talking about just the countries that have direct borders next to them," said Richard Holbrooke, Special US Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan.
"Every one of the neighbours (of Afghanistan) has a role to play here in the stabilisation and demilitarisation, ultimately, of Afghanistan. And when I say every one, I mean every one of the neighbours," Holbrooke said.
Holbrooke's statement is contrary to India's position that the entire State of Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of the country; which has its physical boundary with Afghanistan.
The part of the country which shares boundary with Afghanistan now falls in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK), a portion of India which has been illegally occupied by Pakistan for nearly 60 years.