The Role of Security in Promoting Interactions and Communications in the Border Region of Iran and Afghanistan

The borders of a country play a key role in ensuring security and therefore securing the borders has always been one of the important issues that its importance not only has not been diminished over time, but also new criteria and issues have been added. It is of high importance to study the eastern borders of Iran due to their exposure to Afghanistan as a troubled country. This paper examines security issues in the border areas of Iran and Afghanistan, and also studies the role of security in promoting interactions and communications in this region. To do this descriptive-analytical research, we gathered information by using documentary and library sources. The results showed that security plays a positive role in promoting interactions between Iran and Afghanistan; considering the factors such as preventing exodus, creating cultural solidarity among the border guards, and fighting against the import and export of drugs led to ensuring security and expanding the interactions in this area.