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The ghost of Durand haunts border region
My colleagues Frud Bezhan and Daud Khattak took a closer look at the fence along the nearly 2,700 kilometers of border between Afghanistan and Pakistan that is scheduled to be finished by June.
Pakistan claims its vast construction effort has already dramatically reduced attacks by Pakistani militants sheltering across the border.
Others see different motives. “You can be flexible with a fence,” said Ayesha Siddiqa, an expert on the Pakistani military. “You can allow your friends to cross over but not allow others who are your enemies.”