Afghan Border Research Articles

Drug Addiction in Pakistan: A step towards alleviation of sufferings

Drug Addiction in Pakistan: A step towards alleviation of sufferings

INTERGENERATIONAL ECONOMIC MOBILITY: THE CASE OF NORTH-WESTERN PAKISTAN

Purpose of the Study: The research aimed to investigate the role of tribal identity in the economic mobility of the people in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Tribal identity is an important determinant of socio-status among the people living in the province and the adjacent areas bordering Afghanistan. This research argues that membership of a tribe either facilitates or constrains the upward economic mobility of people in this part of Pakistan. Methodology: To affirm the aforementioned arguments, the research has used primary data composed of 61 households through random sampling technique via formal survey from an important and representative town of the province, i.e., Utmanzai, District Charsadda. Two kinds of analysis were employed for estimation purposes. First, the demographics profile was used and second econometrics techniques of Principle Component Analysis and Simple Regression Model were used. Main Findings: The findings of the research study showed that tribal identity is a significant factor in determining the economic mobility among the people of the town because the majority tribe has better access to education particularly at a higher level of education. The findings obtained from the employment level shows lack of decent employment opportunities for minority tribe. It was also found that the majority tribe has more access to credit facilities while minority tribe accessing and availing of credit easy while minority tribe found access to credit difficult for the reason of low-income levels, lack of collateral, and high-interest rate. Applications of the Study: The current study contributes to knowledge by explaining intergenerational economic mobility through tribal identity even though they profess the same religion, speak the same language, belong to the same ethnic group, and have the same skin color. Novelty/Originality of this study: The study finds that people’s socioeconomic attributes are highly dependent upon their tribal identity.

A Comprehensive Appraisal of the Wild Food Plants and Food System of Tribal Cultures in the Hindu Kush Mountain Range; a Way Forward for Balancing Human Nutrition and Food Security

The tribal belt of the Hindu Kush mountains is famous for its unique culture, ethnography, wild food plants, food systems, and traditional knowledge. People in this region gather wild plants and plant parts using them directly or in traditional cuisine, or sell them in local markets. However, there is a huge lack of documentation of the food system, particularly that related to wild food plants (WFP). In the current study, we focus on the uses and contributions of WFPs in the traditional tribal food system of the Hindu Kush valleys along the Pakistan–Afghanistan border. Ethnobotanical data were gathered through questionnaire surveys of 84 informants, including 69 men and 15 women, belonging to 21 different villages of the chosen area. In tribal societies men and women rarely mix and thus very few women took part in the surveys. We documented 63 WFP species belonging to 34 botanical families, of which 27 were used as vegetables, 24 as fruits, six in different kinds of chutneys (starters), and six as fresh food species. Fruits were the most used part (41%), followed by leaves (24%), aerial parts (24%), seeds (7%), stems (3%), and young inflorescences (1%). The reported uses of Carthamus oxyacantha, Pinus roxburghii seeds, and Marsilea quadrifolia leaves are novel for the gastronomy of Pakistan. The results reveal that WFPs provide a significant contribution to local food systems and play a role in addressing human nutritional needs, which are usually not met through farming practices. The tribal peoples of the Hindu Kush use WFPs for their nutritional value, but also as a cultural practice—an inseparable component of the tribal community’s lifestyle. This important traditional knowledge about the gathering and consumption of WFPs, however, is eroding at an alarming rate among younger generations due to the introduction of fast-food, modernization, and globalization. Therefore, appropriate strategies are imperative not only to safeguard traditional plants and food knowledge and practices, as well as the cultural heritage attached to them, but also to foster food security and thus public healthcare via local wild foods in the region.

The Issue of Turkic Population in Iran in the Turkish Public Opinion

Iran has always been presented as a multi-ethnic structure with its rich history of statehood. It is known that after the Arab occupation, Turkic dynasties, especially Azerbaijani Turks were in power in today's Iran and ruled the country for centuries. As a result of historical processes, the Turks spread to almost all settlements of present-day Iran. If we examine the ethnic map of Iran, we can observe that Turks live in all the provinces bordering Azerbaijan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Iraq, on the shores of the Caspian Sea and the Gulf, and in the central parts of the country. Undoubtedly, “the number of Turkic people in Iran” is one of the most important issues in Turkology. However, there is no unequivocal opinion in the scientific literature about the exact number of Turkic peoples living in Iran. However, a large number of scientific articles on the “Turkic population in Iran” have been published in the Turkish public opinion in different years. A thorough study of these writings plays an important role in the study of the issue.

Quantifying movement patterns and vaccination status of high risk mobile populations in Pakistan and Afghanistan to inform poliovirus risk and vaccination strategy

BackgroundStopping serotype 1 wild poliovirus transmission in Pakistan and Afghanistan requires ensuring all children <5 years of age are repeatedly vaccinated, including the large proportion living in mobile groups. Vaccinating children living in high-risk mobile populations (HRMPs) remains a priority for the polio programme. MethodsIn 2017–2018, group-level censuses were conducted in 43 districts of Pakistan, gathering information for all HRMP children <5 years of age residing in settlements. Demographic and mobility information was collected, including HRMP type, ethnicity, language, mode of transportation and movement patterns. Vaccination status was recorded for the most recent polio campaign. Proportion of HRMP children by demographic factors and mode of transportation was determined and the magnitude of movement was quantified based on the origin, previous and next locations. Magnitude of cross-border movement with Afghanistan was evaluated, as was primary crossing point. Vaccination status was evaluated for each district by demographic and mode of transportation information. ResultsIn total, 188,130 HRMP children <5 years of age were assessed. The predominant HRMP type, ethnic group, language and mode of transport was Afghan refugees (27%), Pashtun (69%), Pashto (69%) and bus (52%). Overall, 84% of children originated outside of their current district, including 29% from Afghanistan. Previous and next locations, were reported outside of current location by 34% and 77% of children. Afghanistan was previous and next location for 5% and 11% of children, with 5.5% and 3% of children crossing the Afghanistan border in the past 6-months and next 3-months. Primary crossing route was Torkham (79%). Overall vaccination coverage was 98% (IQR: 96%-99%) and consistently >90% across HRMP type, ethnic group, language and mobility means. ConclusionLarge numbers of HRMPs were found across Pakistan, with substantial links throughout the country and with Afghanistan. While vaccination coverage of HRMPs was high, ensuring these populations are consistently vaccinated remains a priority.

Indo- Afghan Nexus: Implications for Pakistan (2001- 2014)

Afghanistan, unlike India and Pakistan, has never been colonized throughout its history. People of Afghanistan have always enjoyed cordial relations with the people of undivided sub-continent. However, the creation of a new state ‘Pakistan’ was considered as both, a threat and a geo-graphical de linkage between the people of Afghanistan and India. Both Indo- Afghan strengthen their bi-lateral relations through the treaty of friendship 1950. On the contrary, Afghanistan was the only country to vote against Pakistan’s admission to United Nations Organization. Despite of lingual, cultural and religious ties, Pak- Afghan relations failed to form strong basis. Since the emergence of Pakistan, India has been engaged in derailing Pakistan’s stability and security through its multidimensional approaches. India’s aim to isolate Pakistan in its neighbors is a serious implication for Pakistan. Indian consulates in Kandahar and Jalalabad near the Pak- Afghan border have further raised serious concerns for Pakistan about the Indian presence in Afghanistan. The US war against terror campaign and Pakistan’s policy reversal against Taliban grew severe resentments among the Afghan Taliban against Pakistan. This article analyzes the Indian designs and its involvement in Afghanistan which directly affects the security and stability of Pakistan.

PATRIARCHY AS A SOCIAL TRIBAL VALUE: FEMINIST ANALYSIS OF JAMIL AHMAD’S THE WANDERING FALCON

The present study is aimed to investigate the status of women in the novel The Wandering Falcon by Jamil Ahmed originally published in 2011. The Wandering Falcon is a collection of nine short stories. All the stories are interlinked with one another. The novel shows life in the tribal areas situated at the borders of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan. In the present study, the researcher has examined the impacts of tribal traditions and rules on the lives of the people of these region. The research deals with the cruel and brutal laws of Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA) and the miserable life style of these tribal people, especially the women of the region, as depicted in the novel. The tribal people have to face the indifference of nature as well as the supremacy of society. The rules and regulations of society have a deep impact on the social, mental and psychological development of its members. The present study deals with the social status of women in these tribal areas. It describes the attitude of tribal customs and traditions toward women and reflects the impact of these brutal laws on the lives of women as well as the poor and suppressed class of the society. This article aims to highlight the tribal customs which, commodify the women of FATA. Qualitative research paradigm has been selected for the novel as it tends to be exploratory and interpretative and feminist perspective have been applied on the sample.

Opening of the Russian Consulate General in Khorasan in 1889. The Afghan Aspect

By the mid-1880s, Russia took over Central Asia and approached closely to the borders of Afghanistan. As a result of the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–1880), Russia&amp;apos;s southern neighbour assumed the status of a British protectorate and lost the right to an independent foreign policy. Against the backdrop of the ongoing Russian-British confrontation in Central Asia, Russian authorities felt an urgent need to obtain the reliable information on Afghanistan, but did not have an opportunity to send an envoy there and had to develop semi-legal intelligence activities and rely on the information obtained largely from local dwellers. Between 1882 and 1900, Russian Government opened four diplomatic offices to the north and west of the Afghan border: the Consulate in Kashgar (1882), the Political Agency in Bukhara (1885), the Consulate General in Khorasan (1889) and the Vice-Consulate in Sistan (1900). The aforementioned missions are united by the fact that their duties in addition to the issues related to the host territories, included information gathering about Afghanistan. However, the Afghan aspect of these diplomatic missions’ activities has not yet been reflected in any historical studies. The author has a plan for a thorough study of the issue and this article on the opening of the Russian Consulate General in the Iranian city of Mashhad being the first step on this way. On the basis of this research were the documents of the Foreign Policy Archive of Imperial Russia, the Russian State Historical Archive, as well as the source entitled “Siraj al-Tawarikh” in Dari.

Seismic investigation of the northern part of Pakistan using the statistical and neural network algorithms

Earthquake is one of the foremost perils that cause several damages in northern Pakistan. Numerous investigations have been put forward to recognize seismic behavior in the region for better disaster management. Earthquake data recorded from 1980 to 2019 are used in this study. The methodology used is an integrated study of seismology, statistical, and machine learning algorithms. In this study, statistical clustering hotspots analysis including quadrant count analysis, Getis–Ord general G, Anselin Local Moran’s I, average nearest neighbor, kernel density estimation, Getis–Ord $$G_{i}^{*}$$ , and global Moran’s I are carried out to classify the zones of higher seismicity regions. Once hotspots are identified then from the neural network algorithm, the seismic prediction is modeled in these regions. An artificial neural network is exercised in this research; magnitudes greater or equal to 4 (M ≥ 4) are used as models’ input data. In addition, the basic binary classification performance measures, i.e., true positive, true negative, false positive, and false negative, are exploited to predict the accuracy of the model. Results show that the area near to the Pak–Afghan border in the Hindukush Range and in the central part of the area where MBT is positioned are hotspot regions and have high seismicity. The neural network model gives a 69% positive predictive value for the study area. It is concluded that this study provides the baseline for the understanding of the hotspots in the region and the prediction model gives significant prediction to build a more complex model for further assessment.

India-Pakistan-Afghanistan Triad: A Case Study of Classical Realism

India and Pakistan have their own political and economic aims in Afghanistan since inception. The association between Pakistan and Afghanistan have always remained uneven. This is due to the convergence and divergence of interest of both the states. Indian factor has played its greater role in the strained relationship between both the states. Hostile Indian presence on the Afghanistan border is a matter of security concern for Pakistan. Taliban factor always remained a threat for India. India signed strategic partnership deal with Afghanistan and became the sixth largest donor to Afghanistan. Afghanistan is getting greater economic benefits from India and in return has provided its land for terrorist activities against Pakistan. Pakistan on the other hand has played very effective role in bringing Afghan Taliban and United states to the negotiation table for achieving peace in Afghanistan. This paper utilizes the classical realism theory to explain the political and economic interests of India and Afghanistan and also explains the strained Pak Afghan relations ever since due to the involvement of Indian factor. So this triad always remained in conflict and on trajectory of uneven relationship.

The Impact of CPEC on Regional Politics around Durand Line

The Purpose of this Research is to explore the impact of CPEC on Regional Politics around Durand Line while establishing links of such influences with socio economic history of this region. The research effort shall also help to identify avenues and opportunities for Afghanistan and Pakistan in accepting the Durand Line as an International Border. It is a fact that despite being neighbors with socio-cultural and ethnic alignments, the two countries have experienced strain in relations during seven decades of coexistence. Political stability has never been good in the region because of weak administrative control on this border. Optically, Durand Line has been the main reason. Unaccounted movement of refugees, tax evaded businesses and trade, cross border tribal influences, human trafficking, illegal manufacturing and exchange of arms and ammunition kept the region under turmoil. Security situation all around Pakistan Afghanistan Border remained a question mark. The last One decade has been a decade of realization. The post 9/11 attacks in New York and US War on Terrorism paved way for re-identifying legitimacy and acceptance of the Durand Line. And then the China Pakistan Economic Corridor played a defining role in re-affirmation of Durand Line. Security situation and controls needed to be improved before crafting such huge BRI Investments by China. Governments in Pakistan & Afghanistan have begun to feel that clarity on Durand line will resolve half of their security issues if not all. Pakistan started putting up physical barriers all along, the Durand Line. Afghanistan’s Military responded with equi-controls. About 10-15% of the border belt areas resisted to this call. But Pakistan’s Resolve continues to strengthen the border. This is leading to an increased control and acceptance of the Durand Line. For US these enhanced controls would lead to segregation of Afghan extremists from some of the Tribal Radicals of Pakistan, ultimately weakening their opposition in Afghanistan. The government in Kabul has also been demanding non-interference from Pakistani Tribal Areas. For China strengthening Durand Line means security of CPEC. All these developments put together create an opportunity for both Afghanistan and Pakistan to increase cordiality with each other. This research effort can draw the attention of experts not only on both sides of this border but other states as well supporting the demarcation drive of the Durand Line. Moreover it will also enlighten about the likely repercussions for regional players in case of non-acceptance of the Durand Line.

Identification of Anaplasma marginale in long-eared hedgehogs (Hemiechinus auritus) and their Rhipicephalus turanicus ticks in Iran

Hedgehogs play a role in the eco-epidemiology of parasites, viruses and bacteria of veterinary and medical importance. In Europe, hedgehogs have been found infected with tick-transmitted Anaplasma phagocytophilum and A. marginale. In this study blood and ticks collected from 53 long-eared hedgehogs (Hemiechinus auritus) living in southeastern Iran close to Afghanistan and Pakistan borders were examined for Anaplasma spp. infection using microscopical and molecular biology methods. At microscopical examination Anaplasma-like inclusion bodies were found at the margin of erythrocytes in the blood smear of one infected hedgehog (prevalence 1.9 %). Each hedgehog was infested with three to eight adult ticks (average 4.7 ± 1.5). On the body of hedgehogs, the ears were the main site for attachment of ticks. Out of 248 collected adult ticks 81.4 % were Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato and 18.5 % were R. turanicus. PCR and sequencing showed the presence of A. marginale infection in the blood of two hedgehogs (3.8 %) and R. turanicus ticks collected from them. This is the first report of A. marginale infection in hedgehogs in Iran. Epidemiological importance of this finding is discussed and current knowledge on the tick fauna of hedgehogs in the country is reviewed.

Revisiting Brucellosis in Small Ruminants of Western Border Areas in Pakistan.

Brucellosis, globally known bacterial zoonosis, is endemic to Pakistan. B. abortus in bovines, B. melitensis in small ruminants and B. canis in dogs mainly cause this disease. A total of 1821 sera (1196 from sheep and 625 from goats) from animal herds near the Pakistan–Afghanistan border were collected. In parallel testing of sera for anti-Brucella antibodies (B. abortus and B. melitensis) was carried out by RBPT and indirect ELISA. The presence of Brucella DNA in sera was tested by real-time PCR. The overall percentage of seropositive samples was 0.99 (18/1821) by both tests. All positive samples originated from Baluchistan territory which translated into 1.76% (18/1021). None of the positive sera had signals for Brucella DNA and none of sera from goats carried detectable antibodies. Both tests showed an almost perfect agreement with Kappa statistics. The flock size was found to be associated with the presence of anti-Brucella antibodies. The samples of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) tested negative in both serological tests and hence were not processed for real-time PCR. The present study shows the presence of anti-Brucella antibodies in sheep in the Baluchistan region of Pakistan. Diagnostic services need to be improved and test and slaughter policies might be implemented for eradication of Brucella infection in these areas. Awareness about the infection is needed at the farmer’s level. Isolation and molecular biology of the isolates could help with understanding the prevailing etiology in a better way.

Militancy and Pashtun Culture: Challenges and Developments in Pashtun Society in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

The invasion of Afghanistan by the former USSR in 1979 led to violent conflict in the country with severe implications for all neighbouring countries along with Pakistan. Within Pakistan, the most affected people are the Pashtuns bordering Afghanistan. The armed conflict, which started after the USSR invasion, continues to this day. Among other aspects, this conflict has severely affected the social and cultural values of Pashtun society. Due to the continued militancy and extremism in the region, the historical Pashtun social institutions and norms like Jirga, Melmastia (hospitality), and Badal (revenge) has undergone drastic changes alongside profound effects Pashtu literature. This paper attempts to answer the question as to what changes did occur in Pashtun socio-cultural institutions and literature because of continuous militancy during the last several decades. For this research, the researchers used qualitative research methods and used both primary and secondary data. The primary data includes original works of writers and individual in-depth interviews with experts, while secondary data entails a systematic review of the scholarly published data. The study found that the ongoing militancy has severely affected the social fabric of the Pashtun society. It has changed Pashtun social institutions like Jirga, Melmastia, revenge, and literature significantly.

Ecocriticism: Crossing Boundaries between Human and Non-Human Spheres in Jamil Ahmed's The Wandering Falcon

Jamil Ahmed's The Wandering Falcon envisions the ecological landscape of the tribal areas of Pakistan as the first setting of man when he primarily trod the earth. Relating that every individual contains in his or her essence a “tribal gene” , Jamil Ahmed empathises with the tribesmen of Balochistan, transforming them into everyman regardless of time and space. The brutally all-consuming natural terrain of Balochistan is highlighted through the four natural classical elements such as the wind, earth, water and fire, which according to ancient Greeks formed the basis of analysis in understanding both the natural and the material world. These non-human spheres whether it be the blistering wind of a hundred and twenty days, the wasted, barren land where the borders of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan meet, the waterhole where thirst ridden men find momentary respite or the fire and armour that the tribesmen always carry, demonstrate how the path between the natural and the human has refused to coalesce in harmony despite the struggle of the Pawindahs, these foot people, to keep it so. The dynamics of intervention are made more vividly clear through the character of Tor Baaz, whose name means the wandering falcon, and where he becomes a symbol of both human dissonance and the unforgiving nonhuman forces operating on man. Ironically enough it is through his character that Ahmed tries to provide a significant pathway where conflict and conservation of an old way of life overlap. Roaming the peripheral spaces amid tribes in the land, Tor Baaz becomes that liminal sphere within boundaries or borders that resist change to the new, adopted civilized way of life. Thus, Jamil Ahmed's ecocriticism not only endeavours to imagine a sustainable post-conflict framework but also subverts myths of barbarism regarded with tribal areas by the feigned world of civility.

Men's Perception of Women Regarding the Internet Usage in the Khyber Agency Pakistan: An Exploratory Study

Khyber agency is located near the border of Afghanistan, due to continuous war in Afghanistan, patriarchal society and domination of males, the women of Khyber agency have no access to education, basic human rights and internet technologies. This paper investigated the gender discrimination in the use of the internet in the Khyber agency of Pakistan, the war-torn area adjacent to Afghanistan. A mixed method approach visa-vis in-depth interviews and purposive survey of the respondents was used to collect data. The in-depth interviews were analyzed using NVivo and SPSS was employed to analyze survey data. The findings indicate that there is a digital divide that promotes gender discrimination in the Khyber agency regarding the internet usage. The patriarchal nature of the tribal society deprives women from internet contributing to the gender discrimination. Additionally, the male dominance of the rural tribal society is associated with stereotypical discourses of women.

Infrastructural Contingencies and Contingent Sovereignties on the Indo–Afghan Frontier

AbstractThe Khyber Pass Railway is a defunct 42-kilometre-long railway line that connects the western reaches of Peshawar to the Afghan border. Completed in 1925 mainly to carry British troops, the railway line failed to attract decent passenger or commodity traffic. Instead, it made an impact on a more primal register. Negotiations carried out between the British Government of India and populations from around the Khyber to allow its construction reproduced and rearranged lines of authority among the latter. They also embedded colonial administrators in tribal hierarchies. Efforts to acquire land and labour opened up spaces of collaboration between the colonial administration and members of frontier tribes, effectively contributing towards a reconfiguration of sovereign power in the area. This article weaves questions of customary law and colonial legal cultures into a retelling of the history of the Khyber Pass Railway. Examining transactions across three domains of sovereign power—the economic right to use land, extension of juridical regimes, and territorial control—it argues that the operation of sovereignty in the late-colonial Indo–Afghan frontier did not adhere to conventional ideas about its concentration and monopoly. The colonial government as well as members of frontier tribes deployed the inconclusive nature of their transactions strategically and, often, sovereign power lay with the stakeholder who could determine which domains fell within the bounds of the sovereignty question and which domains fell without.

Participation of Nikolay Notovich in the English-Russian rivalry in Afghanistan in the mid-1880s.

The confrontation between Russia and Great Britain in Central Asia in the 19th century led to the expansion of these empires’ borders that reached Afghanistan by the 1880s. Thus, Afghanistan was destined to find itself at the epicenter of the two powers’ political and diplomatic games. In the context of fierce foreign policy competition in the region, an important task for the Russian authorities was to study Afghanistan, as well as to en-hance activities of Russian agents on the lands to the South of Amu Darya. This problem became especially acute after the battle between Russian and Afghan troops north-west of Afghanistan border in March 1885: the possi-bility of the military confrontation was considered seriously in St. Peters-burg and London that could take place inter alia in Afghanistan. In order to obtain information about its southern neighbour Russian authorities used agents from the local population as well as former Afghan rulers who fled the country under the oppression of Emir Abdurrahman Khan (1880–1901) in addition to information from its Military and the Foreign Ministry. This issue is touched upon in the works of Russian and foreign orientalists. The participants of the Russian-British confrontation also left their memories. However, a lot of information from archives on these events remains un-published. In particular, the role in the Afghan affairs of traveller Nikolay Notovich who reached Afghan border in the Autumn of 1885. His activities differed a lot from the activities in this area of military and civil servants. After arriving in Mashhad on the recommendation of the military com-manders of the Transcaspian Oblast, Notovich, who was not a civil servant official, tried to play the role of a governmental agent and started corre-spondence with the United Kingdom representatives in Afghanistan, as well as of Afghan and Balochi provincial rulers. Based on archives, this ar-ticle is the first attempt to evaluate this historical episode.

The Effects of Militancy and Military Operations on Pashtun Culture and Traditions in FATA

Two events in the last five decades proved to be disastrous for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), now part of KP province: the USSR invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 and ‘War on Terror' initiated by the US against militants in Afghanistan in 2001. After the incident of 9/11, FATA became the centre of global terrorism and emerged as the most dangerous place. Taliban’s rule was overthrown in Kabul, and they escaped and found refugees across the eastern border of Afghanistan with Pakistan. This paper aims at studying the emergence of Talibanization in FATA and its impacts on the local culture and religion. Furthermore, the research studies the effects of military operations on FATA’s cultural values and codes of life. Taliban, in FATA, while taking advantage of the local vulnerabilities and the state policy of appeasement, started expanding their roots and networks throughout the country. They conducted attacks on the civilians and security forces particularly when Pakistan joined the US ‘war on terror.’ Both the militancy and the military operations have left deep imprints thus affected the local culture, customs, values, and religious orientations in FATA.

The Impact of Concrete Wall Construction Between Iran and Afghanistan Border on Safety of Iran South-Eastern Marginal Regions

ABSTRACT Being located in the Middle East region, Iran is encountering fundamental challenges with regard to its safety. Loss of peace and safety in Afghanistan, existence of drug smuggling bands, weapons and entrance of terrorist troops from Afghanistan to Iran are the factors that continuously have endangered the security stability of Iran south-eastern marginal regions. In April 2009, the security wall construction plan between Sistan and Afghanistan common border was confirmed, and it was being fenced by military forces. Basically, the present research was intended to analyze marginal wall construction effects on safety of Sistan rural regions. To this end, a descriptive-analytical method was used based on secondary data, field studies and surveys. Size of the statistical society was determined as 375 households in 30 sample villages by considering the number of households in the villages using the Cochran formula. To analyze data ArcGIS software for spatial analysis, statistical methods of Wilcoxon in SPSS software were used in order to analyze changes in the security of the villages before and after wall construction. The research results indicated that concrete wall construction in Iran and Afghanistan border could lead to sustainable safety increment in villages of the Sistan region.