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 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - President Hamid Karzai criticized Pakistan's plan to mine and fence its border with Afghanistan, saying Thursday that it will separate families but not prevent terrorism.
Karzai's remarks came two days after Pakistan said it would plant land mines and build a fence on parts of its 1,510-mile frontier with Afghanistan.
The Pakistani move was an effort to fend off criticism it does too little to stop Taliban and al-Qaida guerrillas from crossing the border. Pakistan has also said it will send unspecified military reinforcements to the frontier, joining about 80,000 soldiers already in the country's northwestern tribal regions.
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