Afghanistan rejects Pakistan’s fence proposal 14.09.2005 ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan on Tuesday rejected a proposal by Pakistan to construct a security fence along its border with Afghanistan to prevent incursions by Taliban and drug smugglers. President Pervez Musharraf had made the proposal on Monday in a meeting with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in New York. “We want the border determined in accordance with international laws first,” Afghanistan Interior Ministry spokesman Lutfullah Mashaal told Afghanistan’s Pajwok News Agency. “The proposal is unacceptable before determination of the border.” He said Pakistan and Afghanistan could, however, form a joint commission for strict border monitoring. He alleged Pakistani security forces had advanced into Afghanistan at Ghulam Khan, Zazey and Babarak Thana. However, he praised Pakistan for its help in the upcoming Afghan presidential elections and hoped the same cooperation would be extended during the parliamentary elections in October. Meanwhile, Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman Naveed Ahmed Muazad said that Pakistan had not formally presented the fencing proposal to the Afghan government. “This is nothing but a proposal,” Muazad told the Pajwok News Agency. “Fencing will not have any benefit as people move across the border because of cordial relations.” << | >> |
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