Afghanistan | MCQs

Explanation

Khost is a province in southeastern Afghanistan that borders North Waziristan and Kurram Agency in Pakistan.

It is located in the southeastern region of Afghanistan, near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

North Waziristan and Kurram Agency are both part of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Pakistan.

Explanation

Pakistan offers transit routes to Afghanistan and other landlocked Central Asian countries for trade and access to seaports.

This facilitates regional connectivity and economic cooperation in Central Asia.

Explanation

Pakistan lies to the east of Afghanistan, with a shared border known as the Durand Line.

It was established in 1893.

This border stretches approximately 2,670 kilometers (1,660 miles).

Explanation

On 19 December 2021, an OIC session was held in Islamabad, to set up a Humanitarian Trust Fund and Food Security Programme to deal with the rapidly aggravating crisis.

List of Summits

Number	Date	Country	Place
1st	22–25 September 1969	Morocco	Rabat
2nd	22–24 February 1974	Pakistan	Lahore
3rd	25–29 January 1981	Saudi Arabia	Mecca & Ta’if
4th	16–19 January 1984	Morocco	Casablanca
5th	26–29 January 1987	Kuwait	Kuwait City
6th	9–11 December 1991	Senegal	Dakar
7th	13–15 December 1994	Morocco	Casablanca
1st Extraordinary	23–24 March 1997	Pakistan	Islamabad
8th	9–11 December 1997	Iran	Tehran
9th	12–13 November 2000	Qatar	Doha
2nd Extraordinary	4–5 March 2003	Qatar	Doha
10th	16–17 October 2003	Malaysia	Putrajaya
3rd Extraordinary	7–8 December 2005	Saudi Arabia	Mecca
11th	13–14 March 2008	Senegal	Dakar
4th Extraordinary	14–15 August 2012	Saudi Arabia	Mecca
12th	6–7 February 2013	Egypt	Cairo
5th Extraordinary	6–7 March 2016	Indonesia	Jakarta
13th	14–15 April 2016	Turkey	Istanbul
6th Extraordinary	13 December 2017	Turkey	Istanbul
7th Extraordinary	18 May 2018	Turkey	Istanbul
14th	31 May 2019	Saudi Arabia	Mecca
8th Extraordinary	19 December 2021	Pakistan	Islamabad
48th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers	22 March 2022	Pakistan	Islamabad

Explanation

Pakistan shares a long border with Afghanistan and has significant geopolitical influence in the region. 

Due to its strategic location, Pakistan plays a crucial role in Afghanistan's stability and security.

Historically, Pakistan has had close ties with various Afghan groups and has been involved in Afghan affairs.

Explanation

• Important Passes of Pakistan

  1. Khyber Pass 

  connects: Peshawar to Kabul

  connects: Pakistan to Afghanistan

  Height 1070 meters, 3510 feet 

  
  

  2. Bolan Pass 

  Connects: JCB and Sibi with Quetta 

  Height: 1793 meters, 5884 feet 

  
  

  3. Lowari Pass 

  Connects: Chitral with Dir 

  Height: 3118 meters, 10230 feet 

  
  

  4. Broghil Pass 

  Location: Pakistan & Afghanistan border 

  Height: 3798 meters, 12460 feet 

  
  

  5. Malakand Pass 

  Connects: Dir with Chitral 

  Height: 1362 meters, 4468 feet 

  
  

  6. Shandur pass

  Connects: Gupis/Gilgit with Chitral 

  Height: 3700 meters, 12139 feet 

  
  

  7. Khanjerab Pass (top most in Pakistan) 

  Other name: Friendship Gate

  Connects: China with Pakistan 

  Height: 4693 meters, 15397 feet 

  
  

  8. Dorah pass

  Connects: Badakhshan province of Afghanistan with Chitral 

  Height: 4300 meters, 14108 feet 

  
  

  9. Babusar Pass 

  Connects: Mansehra/Abbotabad with Gilgit

  
  

  10. Kohat Pass

  Connects: Kohat with Peshawar 

  
  

  11. Khojak Pass

  Connects: Qilla Abdullah with Chaman

  
  

  12. Tochi Pass

  Connects: Ghazni with Bannu

  
  

  
  

  
  

Explanation

پاکستان پہلا ملک تھا جس نے 1996 میں طالبان کی حکومت کو باضابطہ طور پر تسلیم کیا۔

اس کے بعد سعودی عرب اور متحدہ عرب امارات نے بھی طالبان حکومت کو تسلیم کیا تھا۔

Explanation

Afghanistan opposed Pakistan's membership in the United Nations in 1947, primarily due to the Durand Line dispute.

Afghanistan did not recognize the boundary, which was established by the British in 1893, leading to territorial and political tensions.

Explanation

The length of the common border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is 2611 km

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The common border between Pakistan and Afghanistan called Durand Line

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British signed the Treaty of Durand line with Abur Rehman Khan

The agreement was signed on November 12, 1893, in Kabul, Afghanistan.

The agreement was signed between Sir Mortimer Durand, the Indian Foreign Secretary at the time and Amir Abdur Rahman Khan in Kabul.

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According to the Survey of Pakistan, the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is 2611 km

Explanation

Mikhail Gorbachev became Soviet leader in 1985.

He adopted a flexible approach to ending the Afghan conflict.

He promoted withdrawal strategies and reforms like glasnost and perestroika.