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After the creation of Pakistan in 1947, Afghanistan was the sole member of the United Nations to vote against Pakistan's accession to the UN because of Kabul's claim to the Pashtun territories on the Pakistani side of the Durand Line. [113] Afghanistan's loya jirga of 1949 declared the Durand Line invalid. This led to border tensions with Pakistan.