Border Control
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 - 11:41
Opening Statements
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Chairman
Witnesses
Panel I
Mr. Alan D. Cohn
Assistant Secretary for Strategy, Planning, Analysis Office of Policy
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Dr. Daniel Y. Chiu
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Strategy
U.S. Department of Defense
Mr. Charles M. Johnson
Director
International Affairs and Trade
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Panel II
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 - 11:30
The Government of Kyrgyzstan has not yet made a decision on reopening the border crossing points (BCPs) on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 - 11:29
Deterioration of the military-political situation in Afghanistan tends to expand, he added.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 - 11:18
Tajik border forces had 38 shootouts with Afghan drug smugglers in the past three years, a Tajik security official said at a March 3 international conference on border issues, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Tajik service reported March 4.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 - 10:49
The militants were hit by the shelling, according to the Israeli military, but there was no immediate information about their condition.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 - 10:47
Syrian military helicopters launched three raids in areas inside Lebanon close to the border town of Arsal on Wednesday morning, witnesses and Lebanon's official news agency said.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 - 00:00
Obama's plan would provide $216.8 million for the San Ysidro crossing and $98.1 million for Calexico.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 - 10:37
Under the mandate of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Personal Representative, monitoring on Azerbaijani and Armenian troops' contact line near the Kamarli village of Gazakh region will be held on March 5, Azerbaijani Defense Ministry reported on March 4.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 - 10:15
The document envisages "the creation of a joint group of experts to assist in providing security at the external borders of the member-states and collecting information related to the situation on the borders".
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 - 10:13
Despite the fact that in recent years, government funding of border troops in Tajikistan increased by several times, the country still needs help from the international community in implementation of this strategy, Deputy Chairman added.