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Biometric border control installed at Pak-Afghan border
ISLAMABAD: The Afghan government has installed the biometric border control system at the main entrance of the passage to Spin Boldak from Chaman.Afghan security sources said the Afghan government with the help of the US government had set up this hi-tech system at the main entrance of the passage from Chaman to Spin Boldak on the Pak-Afghan border.
A function to inaugurate the biometric border control system was held on Friday in the Afghan border area, which was attended by Afghan and US officials. The system has been installed along the Bab-e-Dosti and would collect data from thousands of persons and vehicles’ entering Afghanistan from Chaman through scanning.Officials said that the new system would help in curbing militancy.
Five years ago the Pakistani government had installed the biometric system at the Chaman border. The system was opposed by Afghan government and the bordering tribes who attacked and stoned Bab-e-Dosti resulting in the closure of the border for several days. This forced the Pakistani government to make the system dysfunctional and it remains so till this day.
Courtesy www.geo.tv