Ahmad Akbari, commander of the 444th Engineering Group of the Iranian Army's Ground Forces, stated on Tuesday that the project to seal the northeastern borders of the country is underway with the help of four engineering groups.
Akbari added that the project to seal the shared border between Razavi Khorasan and Afghanistan spans 300 kilometres.
The military commander mentioned that the engineering groups entered the region in May and are expected to complete the project within three years.
On Tuesday, Akbari said that the necessary infrastructure for implementing this plan on the northeastern borders of the country has been provided using domestic resources.
Earlier, the president ordered three billion dollars to be allocated to the General Staff of the Armed Forces for border sealing projects.
During a meeting with the district chief of Taybad, this Iranian military official mentioned that the walls of this project would each be four metres high, 3.7 metres long, and 1.1 metres thick.
Mehdi Shirdel, the district chief of Taybad, stated that the security of the northeastern borders plays a significant role in Iran-Afghanistan relations and can pave the way for increased interactions between the two countries.
Recently, another Iranian military official stated that one of the main objectives of sealing the Iran-Afghanistan border is to prevent the illegal entry of Afghans into the country.
