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Afghanis struggle to police gateway to terror
The motorbikes surge across the border in waves, hundreds of riders in turbans jostling for space in a cloud of milky fumes and a feverish revving of engines. Overwhelmed border guards try to search for explosives or weapons, a fruitless task. After a cursory pat-down of every 10th man the bikes roar through, barrelling down a barbed wire chicane and into Afghanistan. Border officer Khushnay Kaka watches bitterly. "The Pakistanis are trying to send suicide bombers across," he says. "They make a queue of 300 motorbikes and release them all at once. It is impossible for us to check everyone." Tensions are high at Spin Boldak, a crossing point along the 940-mile border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Long a crossroads for smugglers, traders and tribesmen, it may now be a gateway for Taliban fighters on terrorist missions. Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-06-22 |
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