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Just as expected, the Afghan government throws a fit.........
Afghanistan says Pakistan's mining of border not enough
Updated at 1810 PST
KABUL: Afghanistan on Tuesday reacted angrily to the decision by Pakistan to mine and fence the border between the two nations and demanded it fight "terrorists in a real manner".
"Rather than beating about the bush, we must confront terrorists in a real manner," Khaliq Ahmad, a presidential spokesman was quoted as saying while talking to an international news agency.
"Fencing or mining the border is neither helpful nor practical," he said.
"We're against it. The border is not where the problem lies," he said, without suggesting any alternative measures to stop alleged militant crossings.
Pakistan Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan earlier announced that Pakistan had tasked its army with working out ways of fencing parts of its border with Afghanistan.
Khan said the Pakistani decision was to prevent militants crossing the border into Afghanistan.
Afghanistan has been accusing Pakistan of not doing enough to stop militants crossing the border. Islamabad has denied the allegations.
Afghanistan says Pakistan's mining of border not enough
Updated at 1810 PST
KABUL: Afghanistan on Tuesday reacted angrily to the decision by Pakistan to mine and fence the border between the two nations and demanded it fight "terrorists in a real manner".
"Rather than beating about the bush, we must confront terrorists in a real manner," Khaliq Ahmad, a presidential spokesman was quoted as saying while talking to an international news agency.
"Fencing or mining the border is neither helpful nor practical," he said.
"We're against it. The border is not where the problem lies," he said, without suggesting any alternative measures to stop alleged militant crossings.
Pakistan Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan earlier announced that Pakistan had tasked its army with working out ways of fencing parts of its border with Afghanistan.
Khan said the Pakistani decision was to prevent militants crossing the border into Afghanistan.
Afghanistan has been accusing Pakistan of not doing enough to stop militants crossing the border. Islamabad has denied the allegations.