Pakistani military says Afghanistan border cannot be guarded unilaterally

Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan cannot not be guarded unilaterally and the Afghan government should cooperate in this regard, Pakistan’s military spokesperson Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said on Monday.

The remarks come after certain Pakistani politicians accused their country’s security agencies of failing to prevent the entry of individuals intending to carry out attacks.

Chaudhry said at a press conference that no border in the world, not even the US-Mexico border, is fully controlled.

He said that Pakistan does not have enough money, technology and drones to fully monitor the border with Afghanistan.

Chaudhry claimed that the Afghan government has no will to help stop smuggling and the illegal movement of people to Pakistan.

“We are implementing the one-document visa regime, while on the other side there is no will,” he said.

The spokesman also said that Pakistan has more than 1,400 security posts on its border with Afghanistan, while Afghanistan has only about 200.

“Even by shooting and using other methods from the other side, smuggling and illegal movement are facilitated,” he claimed.

Pakistani officials have repeatedly claimed that attacks in the country are rooted in Afghanistan, but the Islamic Emirate has denied such claims stressing that it will not allow Afghan territory to be used against any other country.

The Islamic Emirate has advised Pakistan to look for the causes of security problems on its territory.

A number of Pakistani politicians, including Maulana Fazl-ur-Rahman, leader of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam political party, have also criticized the Pakistani military for failing to prevent entry of perpetrators of the attacks at the borders.

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