Pakistan said Tuesday that it will soon begin building a fence along its border with Afghanistan to improve security, a move that has angered authorities in Kabul. Kabul does not recognize it as an international border, causing friction between the two neighbours, with Pakistan suggesting Afghanistan has designs on part of its territory. “Pakistan has no right to fence or construct any building along the border with Afghanistan,” said Najib Danish, deputy spokesman for Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry. He warned of retaliatory action, referring to previous firefights that erupted when Pakistan sought to build border fortifications. “In the past also Pakistan made a mistake by constructing buildings along the border and faced strong reaction from us.

Source: Hindustan Times June 20, 2017 15:22 UTC