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The Pakistan–Afghanistan barrier is an under-construction border barrier designed to prevent illegal movement and infiltration across the Durand Line, the porous, international border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Major-General Shaukat Sultan, former Pakistani presidential spokesman, said that the move is considered necessary to block the infiltration of militants across the border. The proposed fence was initially backed by the United States. ==Fencing== In September 2005, Pakistan stated it had plans to build a fence along its border with Afghanistan to prevent insurgents and drug smugglers slipping between the two countries. Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf had subsequently offered to mine the border as well.〔 〕〔 〕 The plans to fence and mine the border were again considered in 2007 and then in 2009, but they were not fully implemented. However, a long portion along selected border areas was fenced and the work was discontinued for lack of funds. In June 2011, Major General Athar Abbas, the then spokesman for the army, said: "We did fence around 35km of the border area as it faced continuous militant incursions. It was a joint project of ISAF and Afghanistan. But then they backed out. It was a very costly project." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pakistan–Afghanistan barrier」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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