As a pashtun, let me tell u on what basis the durand line exists.
First of all, the area of KP have been taken by the pashtuns of KP. We have yousafzai, khattak, afridi, mohmand and many other tribes that rule these areas since hundreds of years. Pashtuns in Afghanistan are our brothers and cousins but that doea not mean they can claim my land as theirs.
Secondly, the durand li e was signed by emir of Afghanistan with british, do u know why?? Pashtuns of KPK from dir swat in north till Waziristan in South never accepted British and kept fighting guerilla war. The british were fi ding it extremely difficult to control the northwest, so they made a deal with Afghanistan. The people of kabul basically cutt us off, the emir of Afghanistan promised brits that they will not help the pashtun guerillas against brits. People of kabul told brits to kill any pashtuns beyond the durand line and Afghanistan wont react. These people of kabul sold us off to the brits but we kept fighting, even till august 1947. Then we joined Pakistan with our own free will. Who is Afghanistan to claim anything otherwise.
Read some history and ull come to know that there have been many wars between pashtuns of east and west. Pashtuns of dir, swat and bajur fought lashkars from kabul, pashtuns of the east have always maintained their independence even when Peshawar was part of Afghanistan. Pashtuns are free and free to join anyone. If anything, there are more pashtuns in Pakistan than in Afghanistan. Pashtuns in Afghanistan are not in ideal situation, the tajik, uzbek and farsi speakers control everything and thats y pashtuns had to unite under taliban. If anything, they need to be liberated from those non pashtuns. I know my history well but unfortunately many pashtuns dont, PTM type movements are misleading ppl for their interests.
