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Clashes Erupt on Durand Line at Torkham Gate
[ToloNews] Following the closure of Torkham gate, Islamic Emirate forces and Pak border guards engaged in a shootout, according to local officials.There are currently no details available about casualties. The gate was closed after Pakistain denied allowing the Afghan patients to cross the gate, according to the security officials in Nangarhar The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. province. Meanwhile, ...back at the mall, Clarissa suddenly spied Mr. Bartlett at the checkout counter. He was buying Grecian Formula!... hundreds of people including patients have been stranded and the shops are closed. "The fighting started in between two check posts on the top area. One of them belongs to Pakistain and another belongs to our Ministry of Defense," said Karimullah Agha, an intelligence officer at the gate. The closure of the gate caused problems for many people needing medical care abroad and their accompanying relatives. They called on the two sides to reach an agreement over reopening the gate. "There should be pressure on Pakistain to allow the patients. There are two to three people that are accompanying the patients. Pakistain is not treating us well," said Najibullah, a patient. "Based on the agreement that is made between Afghanistan and Pakistain, between 100 to 150 people should be allowed to cross the gate," said Abdul Malik Samsor, a patient. This comes as the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment said that the closure of the gate affects the country. "This issue damages both countries because we are transporting goods. We have trade with Pakistain," said Khanjan Alokozai, a member of the ACCI. The truck drivers meanwhile said that they would suffer millions of Afs worth of damage if the gate is not reopened. "If the gate of Torkham is not reopened, we will suffer between 500,000 to 600,000 Afs in transport services on a daily basis," said Ayoub Khan, a driver. "You think of it, when the truck is loaded with vegetables and then the vegetables spoil on the way, the owner will heavily suffer from it," said Lala Mohammad Shah, a driver. Recently there have been many festivities reported alongside the Durand Line between the Islamic Emirate forces and the Pakistain military. a day before officials’ closing of Torkham gate, TTP warned Pakistan’s government of more attacks against police officers. The warning came after the attack on Karachi Police Chief Office which eight people were killed, including five terrorists and three police personnel and several others were injured. As a result, Pakistan has tightened security measures and controls at the border crossing with Afghanistan due to security concerns and the movement of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and other militants, according to officials. On several occasions, Pakistani officials have accused Afghanistan’s current de facto government of not conducting operations against TTP sanctuaries. However, the Taliban authorities refused the allegations and claimed they would not allow any group or individuals to use Afghanistan’s soil against Pakistan or other neighbouring nations. During the past one and half years, there were several faceoffs between the Taliban and the Pakistani border troops in the two border crossings, Torkham and Chaman. On the other hand, Pakistan is Afghanistan’s first trading partner since the Taliban took control of the country. At the same time, Afghanistan can play a bride role for Pakistan to reach Central Asian gas and oil-rich countries. Posted by: trailing wife 2023-02-21 |
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