Iranian MP claims Afghan, Pakistani borders under terrorists’ control
Rezazada asked the Iranian Ministry of Interior to undertake a special planning to seal the borders.
Yaqub Rezazada, a member of the National Security Commission of the Iranian Parliament, has claimed Afghanistan and Pakistan borders are not in the hands of the governments of the two countries, but are under the control of "evildoers and terrorists.”
In an interview with Shafqana news agency, Rezazadeh warned that terrorists use Afghanistan and Pakistan borders to infiltrate into Iran, and the borders are used to smuggle arms.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran shares about 1,950 kilometer borders with Afghanistan and Pakistan; In other words, the five provinces of South Khorasan, Razavi Khorasan, North Khorasan, Sistan and Baluchistan, and even our Hormozgan border with Afghanistan and Pakistan, and according to my knowledge of these two borders, unfortunately, the rulers of Afghanistan and Pakistan do not have full surveillance.”
The MP added that Iranian forces are making great efforts to maintain the security of the borders, but the topography of borders is such that it is very difficult to monitor by humans. He said that electronic devices, cameras and modern equipment should be used to monitor the borders.
Rezazada asked the Iranian Ministry of Interior to undertake a special planning to seal the borders.
He further said that the inability to control the borders has caused thousands of Afghans, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis to be smuggled into Iran every year.
He added that there may be terrorists among the smuggled people.
Earlier, Iran's president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian said during his election campaign that if he wins, he will seal the border with Afghanistan.
According to him, Western countries should accept responsibility for their actions in Afghanistan, which led to the migration of millions of Afghans.
The Islamic Emirate has previously dismissed concerns about the security of Afghanistan's borders and has said that it has complete control over the borders and that no terrorist group is present in Afghanistan.
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