KABUL, Sept. 14 (Xinhuanet) -- The Afghan government has termed the border fence proposal of Pakistan as unacceptable and useless for solving terrorism and border problems.

    "Fencing border cannot resolve the problems of terrorism and militant infiltration, as it is difficult to fence the 2,400 or 2,500 km porous border between Afghanistan and Pakistan," Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesperson Naveed Ahmad Mois told Xinhua Wednesday.

    "It is just an idea, but not a formal proposal. We have not received it officially," he added.

    "Determination of border with Pakistan is unresolved and is a very complicated issue. Keeping in mind the border violation by Pakistan over the past years, it is difficult to settle the problems easily," Mois said.

    Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf on Monday unveiled plans to build a "fence" along the border with Afghanistan to curb the movement of militants bent on destabilizing the government in Kabul, during a meeting in New York with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

    The border problem is a long-lasting problem between Afghanistan and Pakistan since late 19th century, when British colonial administrator drew a so-called Durand Line between the two countries on a map to separate British India from Afghanistan.

    The line, which was drawn intentionally to cut through the Pashtun tribes, has caused turbulence in the two countries' relations and worsened problems with regard to Pashtun nationalism.The Afghan side has declared the Duran Line invalid in 1949, but until now the exact border is still undecided.

    Interior Ministry spokesman Lutfullah Mashal told Xinhua, "We welcomes the adopted security measures by the Pakistani government,and increased forces in border area so that to ensure the securityof two countries. Pakistan has promised to help ensure the security, and control terrorism in the coming Afghan parliamentaryelection, and they did. They have established peace environment before the election, and they must can do well during the election."

    Mashal said "during the two decades of war, the exact border line has moved into the territory of Afghanistan for about 5 to 10km from Pakistan side. In this case, the international commission is needed to study the area and then determine the place of the border fence," he said.

    "The issue about Durand Line still remains the problem, and it's the duty of the Interior Ministry of the two countries to solvethe problem," Mashal added.

    With the coming of the Afghan first-ever parliamentary election,Taliban and militants have intensified the attack against candidates and foreign troops, especially in some southern and eastern provinces along the border with Pakistan. About 1,200 people have been killed during the past six months. Enditem