VOA常速英语:Pakistan Enforces New Border Crossing Regulation on Afghans

This used to be a nearly open border, especially for Pashtuns, many of whom had relatives on both sides. Afghans seeking medical treatment in Pakistan, laborers who went daily to the other side to work, businessmen, and people going for family functions made up the thousands who crossed this border daily. Traveling back and forth was a breeze. That will now end.
这里过去是个近乎开放边界，尤其是对于在边界两边都有亲属的普什图族来说。这个边界之所以每天都有成千上万的人流穿梭，是因为既有去巴基斯坦求医的阿富汗人，也有在边界穿梭的劳动者、商人、探亲的人。在阿富汗和巴基斯坦两国来回穿梭轻而易举。但这种情况如今即将不复存在。

 Pakistan has announced that, for security reasons, only Afghans with proper documents will be allowed in.
巴基斯坦如今宣布，出于安全因素的考虑，只有出示相关文件的阿富汗人可以进入巴基斯坦国境。

Drop in crossings expected
Up to 25,000 people used to cross this border every day. Local officials say with the new restrictions the number is expected to drop significantly.
而过去，每天有近2.5万人穿越边境。当地官员称，有了这些新的限制，预计边境的人流量会大幅减少。

 On day one of the new policy, thousands crossed over from Pakistan to Afghanistan, while the traffic from the other side was down to a trickle.
新政策实行第一天之际，可以看到，有成千上万人从巴基斯坦前往阿富汗，而相反方向的人流却少之又少。

Those coming over from Afghanistan described long lines in the blistering heat.
来自阿富汗的民众在酷热中排着长队等候。

 Pashtuns with families across the border were worried about the implications.
而边境两边拖家带口的普什图族人也很担心新政策的影响。

 “It’ll make it really difficult for the old people, the sick, the relatives who live on both sides of the border who travel frequently back and forth. We’re all Pashtuns living on both sides of the border. The situation is so bad on the other side that I cannot even describe it,” said Hameedullah Siddiqi, a Peshawar resident.
“这项政策真的会让边境两边的老人、病人、亲人家属很难频繁穿越边境。普什图族人都分布在边境两边。边境另一边的情况惨得无法形容。”

 “All kinds of people cross over. No one knows who they are, where they are coming from, where they are going. Now, at least we’ll have that information,” said Din Mohammad Mehsud, a Pakistani doctor.
但确有一些人支持这项政策。 “各种各样的人穿越边境。没有人知道他们是谁、来自哪里、去往何处。但至少现在我们可以知道这些信息了。”

Pakistan says strict border management is the only way to stop militants who cross over from Afghanistan to carry out attacks inside Pakistan.
巴方表示严格的边境管制是防止武装分子从阿富汗进入巴基斯坦进行袭击的唯一途径。

But some analysts think the move could backfire. While terrorists could use unofficial routes in the mountains to cross over, the suffering of ordinary Afghans might add to the already high anti-Pakistan sentiment in Afghanistan.
但有一些分析家认为这项政策会适得其反。暂且不论恐怖分子是否可以通过山区里的非正式途径进入巴基斯坦境内，普通阿富汗民众的怨声载道就高到足以在阿富汗境内产生极大的反巴基斯坦情绪。