1.   ...the tiny U.N. observer force whose job it is to police the border.

2.   For now, though, the focus is on agents to police the border.

3.   It is important that the country police its borders and enforce its immigration laws in a way that is both fair and effective.

4.   But Kamilov said the inability of any force in Afghanistan to police the borders made such an embargo all the more important.

5.   But other countries, including France, have expressed doubt whether such an embargo would be effective considering the formidable problem of policing the borders of the mountainous country.

6.   Meanwhile, Hong Kong and Chinese officials met in the southern Chinese city of Canton to discuss policing the border that will remain in place after the handover.

7.   NATO agreed Wednesday to step up financial and technical aid to help Albania police its border with Kosovo, but said talk of sending alliance troops was premature.

8.   NATO has promised limited help in policing the border, but it has no troop presence in the environs of Debar.

9.   Russian border guards help police the border with Afghanistan.

10.   Tajikistan has enlisted the help of Russian troops to police the border.