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Pak-Afghan resolve to boost forces on border

IRNA

Islamabad, Sept 13, IRNA - Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United State 
have decided to boost forces on Pak-Afghan border`s north zone to 
combat Taliban and Al-Qaeda elements, a local daily said. 
Widely circulated Urdu daily Jang reported that the officials of 
the three countries met last month in Bagram, Afghanistan to discuss 
the prevailing situation on Pak-Afghan border and movements of the 
unwanted elements. 
Pakistan agreed to deploy another 800 Frontier Corps personnel 
close to the border. On this occasion, Afghanistan raised the issue of
handing over of 26 Taliban and Afghan soldiers to Kabul. 
In recent weeks, Kabul has accused Islamabad of not being able to 
maintain check on movement of Taliban and Al-Qaeda elements from its 
side of the common border. 
Islamabad rejects remarks by Afghan leaders saying Kabul officials
have a loose control over countryside and the porous common Pak-Afghan
border. 
MHA/TSH/211 
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