‘Lahore Will Soon Be Ours’: Why Taliban Claims Half Of Pakistan In ‘Greater Afghanistan’ Map | World News

Greater Afghanistan Map: Amid growing friction with Islamabad, the Taliban government has unveiled a controversial map called Greater Afghanistan. It shows various parts of Pakistan, including large areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Pashtun-dominated belts as part of Afghanistan.

The Taliban has never recognized the Durand Line as the official border separating the two countries. The same line also causes frequent cross-border clashes between Afghan and Pakistani forces. Taliban leaders continue to claim that Afghan territory extends beyond this border; this belief is deeply ingrained in the group’s historical and ethnic narrative.

The map was officially presented to Taliban Deputy Interior Minister Muhammad Nabi Omari during a ceremony in Afghanistan’s Khost province last week. According to local media platform Aamaj News, the event showcased a version of Pakistan divided along ethnic lines, with some parts merged with Afghanistan. The Durand Line, which forms the internationally recognized border, was completely missing from the map.

Taliban Deputy Minister Presents ‘Greater Afghanistan’ Map Showing Divided Pakistan at Khost Ceremony

A map labeled “Greater Afghanistan” was presented to Taliban Deputy Interior Minister Mohammed Nabi Omari at a ceremony in Khost province last week. pic.twitter.com/lXfznxNYBm— Aamaj News English (@aamajnews_EN) November 2, 2025

Taliban Threatens Pakistan: “We Will Raise Our White Flag in Lahore and Burn Islamabad”

During the so-called military parade, the Afghan Taliban recited a poem warning Pakistan that they would “raise a white flag in Lahore and burn Islamabad.”#aamajhaber pic.twitter.com/UzRVAWERqo— Aamaj News English (@aamajnews_EN) November 2, 2025

In his speech at the ceremony, Omari warned Islamabad that Kabul would resist any new war with the same determination it showed against the Soviet Union and later the United States. The event, held for Khost Technical and Vocational Institute graduates, featured young boys dressed in military-style uniforms, a display of militant symbolism mixed with nationalist fervor.

The message from Kabul grew sharper during a separate Taliban military parade. Songs with clear threats against Pakistan filled the air. One of the lyrics promised that the band would “raise the white flag in Lahore and set Islamabad on fire”; This remark was met with applause from the assembled warriors and officials.

The provocative publication of this map added new tension to an already tense relationship. The Durand Line, drawn by British India in 1893, remained a sore throat between the two neighbors for decades. Pakistan considers it an official border, while successive Afghan regimes, including the Taliban, reject it as a colonialist section of tribal territory.

Regional observers see the new map as a symbolic act of defiance, as well as a reflection of the Taliban’s growing confidence since its return to power. The depiction of Pakistani territory within “Greater Afghanistan” triggered alarms in Islamabad, which feared the move could lead to unrest in the Pashtun belt.