SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan - Canadian soldiers stood guard at the Pakistan border Wednesday as Afghan government and security officials met to discuss border issues with their Pakistani neighbours.
The two sides get together every few months to discuss security and other issues that come up along their shared boundary.
Soldiers closed the border for nearly two hours as they waited for the delegation to arrive.
It includes Brig.-Gen. Tim Grant, the commander of Canadian forces in Afghanistan, who is representing coalition forces at the meeting.
Canada has established a significant military presence in this district of southern Kandahar province in an effort to stem the flow of Taliban insurgents across the border.
An estimated 12,000 people cross the border every day at Spin Boldak, about 70 kilometres southeast of Kandahar city.
