Thursday, February 16, 2012

Afghanistan

Pakistan Says Erected First Part Of Afghan Border Fence

Pakistan is fencing part of the border to prevent militants from crossing (epa)

May 10, 2007 -- Pakistan says it has erected what it calls the first section of a security fence on the Afghan border.

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May 10, 2007

Military spokesperson Major General Waheed Arshad said 20 kilometers of fencing in North Waziristan's Lwara Mundi area had been completed.

Islamabad has said it plans to erect a fence along 35 kilometers of its porous 2,500 kilometer border to prevent Taliban militants from crossing between the two countries.

In April, Afghan and Pakistani troops clashed in a border area when Afghan troops tore down part of the fence being erected there.

Afghanistan, which has never recognized the border, opposes the fence.

(AFP)

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