Uzbek-Afghanistan barrier

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Map of Uzbekistan with Afghanistan to the south.
Map of Uzbekistan with Afghanistan to the south.

The Uzbek-Afghanistan barrier is a separation barrier built by Uzbekistan along its 130-mile border with Afghanistan. It consists of a barbed wire fence and a second, taller, 380-volt electrified barbed-wire fence, land mines and a patrol of heavily-armed Uzbek soldiers.[1][2] It stretches along the entire Uzbek-Afghan frontier from Turkmenistan to Tajikistan.

Days after the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, when America announced the start of military operations against the Taliban regime based in Afghanistan, Uzbekistan fortified the border fence in the province of Surkhandaria to stop any illegal migrants or refugees crossing the border. [3]

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  1. ^ McElroy, Damien (November 11, 2001). Tashkent urged to allow UN aid across bridge. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on 2007-06-07.
  2. ^ Bivens, Matt (November 16, 2001). The Afghan Humanitarian Crisis. The Nation. Retrieved on 2007-06-07.
  3. ^ Naima Suleyman, Urakbai Ketbenbaev (October 2, 2001). Uzbek Forces on War Footing. Institute for War & Peace Reporting. Retrieved on 2007-06-07.
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