Pakistan-Afghan Border Trench Row Threatens Bid to Repair Ties
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Afghanistan expressed “grave concerns” about trenches being dug by Pakistan along a disputed border, threatening President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani’s efforts to overcome mistrust between the terrorism-hit nations.
“The trenches near the Durand Line will never be acceptable, and whatever they do there is a clear interference on Afghan soil,” Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmad Shekib Mustaghni said by phone yesterday in Kabul. The resumption of construction may erode “trust and credibility,” he said.