Near 14th Street, a toe-deep water feature spills over the walkway, encouraging pedestrians to remove their shoes and wade through a rippling pond as a rustic border of cattails catches the breeze.
Keeping the Afghan-Pakistani border open is crucial for U.S. plans to remove its military equipment from Afghanistan as the remaining 66, 000 U.S. troops withdraw from the country.
Tourists to the U.S. and other cardholders who carry such plastic will still be able to withdraw cash from U.S. ATMs. Consumers are unlikely to see higher costs in the near future, but ATM owners may choose to remove their machines from fraud-prone areas such as tourist destinations and border towns, said Sam Ditzion, chief executive of Tremont Capital Group, a Boston-based firm that tracks the industry.