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| Afghanistan to deploy security system |
| 2010-05-14 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] Afghanistan has decided to deploy a state-of-the-art surveillance system along its border with Pakistan to stop militants from crossing the border. The US embassy in Afghanistan said in a Thursday statement that the American-made system will be first installed near the Spin Boldak border crossing in Kandahar Province, a Press TV correspondent reported. The Persistent Surveillance System (PSS), which consists of an unarmed aerostat (balloon) with mounted camera equipment, will allow Afghan National Security Forces and Pakistani security forces to monitor the border region more effectively, the statement said. The aerostat near the Spin Boldak border will be one of the several blimps to be deployed within close proximity of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. According to the statement, US-led foreign forces in Afghanistan have notified Pakistani authorities about the PSS deployment and have fully briefed them on the system's mission and purpose. Kabul has long accused Islamabad of not doing enough to prevent militants from entering Afghanistan. Islamabad on the other hand, says the militants crossed the border into Pakistan, following the 2001 US-led invasion of Afghanistan. |
| Posted by:Fred |