Pakistan And Afghanistan Agree To Settle Their Border Dispute Using Google Maps And GPS

The Guardian: Google Maps to help settle Afghanistan-Pakistan border dispute

Neighbouring countries to carry out geological survey using GPS and Google Maps after deadly clashes in disputed area

Pakistan and Afghanistan plan to use Google Maps to help settle a border dispute that led to deadly clashes last week, officials from both sides have said.

At least eight civilians were killed on both sides in fighting that began when a Pakistani census team accompanied by soldiers visited disputed villages along the southern border on Friday.

Pakistan inherited its 1,500-mile border with its western neighbour when it gained independence from Britain in 1947, but Afghanistan has never formally recognised it.

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