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| Torkham reopens between Afghanistan and Pakistan after Friday incident |
| 2017-09-18 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] The main gate between Afghanistan and Pakistain reopened late on Saturday after an incident resulted to its closure on Friday. The local officials in eastern 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 however are saying that issues still remain in the area close to the gate since hundreds of people and trucks were stranded over a period of 24 hours. A statement by the provincial government said almost one thousand and five hundred people are still waiting to cross the gate and enter Pakistain from Torkham Township. The mayor of Torkham Sarwar Pacha said the gate was closed at around 7 pm local time as per the normal schedule and hours after it was reopened. Pacha further added that the gate will open at 7 am in the morning so that the traffic and people can move between the two countries. |
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