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Afghanistan

Travelers Face Trouble at Spin Boldak, Chaman Crossings; Local Families Divided by Pak Border Fence

2022-06-22

[ToloNews] Afghan travelers along the Spin Boldak and Chaman crossings along the Durand Line said they face many challenges while crossing. According to people interviewed by TOLOnews, residents who live near the Durand Line, particularly people living in nearby Qila Abdullah and Chaman, can cross with either with Kandahar-issued or Pak ID cards, while other Afghans with legal documents must wait several days.

Bismillah, who is a resident of Ghazni, said that he has tried twice to cross into Pakistain but has not been allowed.

"We were not allowed, we were told that we should have a passport or a sick visa in order to pass at the crossing," said Bismillah, a resident of Ghazni.

"Yesterday I went three times to the crossing, they sent us back, there were women also with us, they mistreated us and also the women. They threw away our IDs," Abdul Rahman Shah, a resident of Uruzgan, told TOLOnews.

According to residents of Kandahar, sometimes even those residents of Kandahar who have ID cards and legal documents cannot cross.

Citizens asked the Islamic Emirate to solve the problem permanently.

"This is the third time that we have gone, they send us back and do not accept our Kandahar ID cards and they are not allowing us through," said Khan Wali, a resident of Kandahar.

Meanwhile,
...back at the Senate, Odius Sepulcher called for war against the Visigoths...
local officials in Kandahar said that they are trying to solve this problem through dialogue with Pak officials.

"We have talked to the Pak officials about this problem so that all the people of Afghanistan can move freely so that there is no gap between them and their relatives," said Hafiz Esmatullah, an official.

Durand Line Fencing Has Divided Families: Residents

[ToloNews] The residents living along the Durand Line in Naari district in Kunar province
... which is right down the road from Chitral. Kunar is Haqqani country.....
said that the fencing erected by the Pak military has separated the relatives living on either side of the line. According to the residents, the people living on both sides have family, cultural and linguistic ties but they were separated since the fence was erected.

"One brother is on this side and another brother is on the other side. We call to resolve this problem so the families living on the two sides can mix," said Fazal Nabi, a resident of Naari district.

Before the construction of the fencing, the two sides were commuting for daily activities to both sides of the Durand Line.

"Many of our relatives are living on the other side of the line. It has been months since we have not visited each other. We call on both sides to address these problems of fencing," said Sarwar Khan, a resident.

The residents said that they cannot participate in traditional ceremonies, including wedding parties of their relatives, as they areblocked by the fencing.

The district governor of Naari, Abdul Zahir said that they have shared the concern with the central government.

"This is the main point because the residents of the two sides are sharing their happy and sad ceremonies" said Abdul Zahir, district governor of Naari. "We have called several times on the responsible organizations to resolve the problem. We shared this issue with the Ministry of Defense as well."

There are a total of six districts located along the Durand Line in the province of Kunar. The people living on the two sides of the Durand Line have been engaged in long historic, family and cultural engagement.

The tribal elders on the other side of the Durand Line in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa called on local officials to pave the way for travel between the two sides.

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