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· the Almighty that the guest house may always remain blessed with a large number of guests. In the province of Kabul alone his estate was valued in hundreds of thousands. Even in the British region, currently the North Western Frontier province, he owned a lot of property. Members of the family of Ameer Abdur Rahman Khan looked upto him with great reverence and respect, particularly Habeebulla Khan, Sardar Nasrulla Khan, Sardar Sheerindil Khan, Brigadier Mohammad Husain and some others who held high positions in the Kingdom, Acceptance of Ahmadiyyat In 1893 when the question of demarcation of the boundaries between the British Government and Ameer Abdur Rahman Khan the Ruler of Afghanistan assumed great importance, it was agreed to form a commission with representatives of both parties who were to be charged with the responsibility of negotiating mutually acceptable boundaries. An agreement was reached in 1893 and it was decided to start work on demarcation in the Curram Agency. The Indian Government nominated Sir Mortimer Durrand and Nawab Sir Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum Khan as their two representatives, whilst Sardar Sheerindil Khan Governor of the southern province of Afghanistan, and Hadhrat Sahibzada Abdul Lateef, the paramount chief of Khost, represented the Afghan Government. The work on demarcation of the border began from Parachanar in the Curram agency and on the 3rd of December 1894 the two countries mutually agreed the borders which became known as the Durrand Line and thus their task was completed. Since then the Durrand Line has received international recognition. 40