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Military centre opens

Torkham (Afghanistan): U.S., Afghan and Pakistani officers opened the first of six joint military intelligence centres along the Afghan-Pakistan border on Saturday, an effort to cut down on militants’ movement in the region of rising terrorist activity.

The centres represent the latest step in American efforts to get Afghanistan and Pakistan to coordinate in the fight against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda.

The military centres, to be staffed by about 20 personnel from the three countries, are meant to let Afghan and Pakistani officials use U.S. intelligence-gathering resources. — AP

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