50 Kilometres of Border Wall with Afghanistan Completed, Says Iranian Military Official

Kioumars Heydari, Commander of the Iranian Army’s Ground Forces, has announced the completion of 50 kilometres of a border wall along Iran’s shared boundary with Afghanistan.

He stated that 100 kilometres of the project are expected to be completed and operational by the end of the year.

During a visit to the construction site on Sunday, Heydari informed IRNA: “Additionally, 30 kilometres of border obstruction in the first phase are ready for wall construction and installation.”

According to Heydari, over 80 kilometres of infrastructure necessary for various stages of this major project have already been completed in the region. He expressed confidence that the current planning would ensure 100 kilometres of the project are finalised and operational by year-end.

The commander revealed that the entire border wall construction, spanning 300 kilometres along the shared border with Afghanistan, is projected to take three years to complete.

Heydari highlighted that the project incorporates advanced border surveillance technologies and is designed to be “fully intelligent.” The border obstruction features a four-metre-high wall with a metal fence installed on top.

Khorasan Razavi province, where part of this project is being implemented, shares an approximately 532-kilometre border with Turkmenistan to the north and northeast, and a 302-kilometre border with Afghanistan to the east.