Editorial in The Nation, Sept 8, 2023The recent closure of the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan due to clashes between their security forces is a troubling development that underscores the deteriorating relations between the two neighbouring nations. This incident not only threatens peace and stability in the region but also disrupts vital trade routes and exposes the inability of the Afghan government to maintain control over its territory. The Torkham border crossing is…
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by Ibrahim Shinwari in Dawn, Sept 8th, 2023• Islamabad, Kabul discussing matter at ‘high level’• Offices, residential quarters near border point vacated• Trucks containing fruit, vegetables returned due to possible delaysKHYBER: The Torkham border crossing remained closed for a second day on Thursday after clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan border forces, leading to a build-up of trucks laden with goods. The border crossing — the main transit point for travellers and goods between Pakistan and…
by Ibrahim Shinwari in Dawn, Sept 7th, 2023KHYBER: At least two people, including a Frontier Corps (FC) official, were injured when a gun battle erupted between Pakistan and Afghan border forces on Wednesday, shutting the busiest trade crossing between the two countries at Torkham. Officials in Pakistan blamed the other side for starting the midday firefight, which lasted for around two hours and came after the Afghan authorities started building a checkpoint on their side…
report in Dawn, September 1st, 2023KHYBER: The first shipment from China to Afghanistan via Sust border under the Transports Internationaux Routiers (TIR) Convention crossed over to Afghanistan at Torkham border. A statement issued by local customs authorities said that this historic event marked a major development in the realm of transit trade and will go a long way in enhancing the transit trade activities on Pakistan Afghanistan border as well as strengthening economic ties with…
by Krishana Prasain in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 31, 2023Beijing has agreed to allow passenger movement between China and Nepal through the Tatopani border point from Friday. Nepali and Chinese officials met in Lhasa, Tibet on Tuesday and decided to remove the travel restrictions that had been in place since 2015 when an earthquake destroyed the infrastructure at the border. Cargo movement resumed last May. Tatopani lies some 115 km northeast of Kathmandu on the…
Bloomberg report, Aug 7, 2023 at 11.02 AM ISTIn mid-May, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi issued a warning to the Taliban: Honor Afghanistan’s water-supply agreement or face the consequences. A well-known Taliban figure offered a mocking gift of a 20-liter water container in response and told him to stop making terrifying ultimatums. About a week later, a skirmish erupted on the border, leaving two Iranian guards and one Taliban member dead. The Taliban sent thousands of…
by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, July 25th, 2023QUETTA: Two members of Levies force were gunned down by unknown armed men in two different incidents at Chaman, a town near the border with Afghanistan, on Monday. The banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for one of the shootings. In the first incident, assailants riding motorcycles shot at Rehmatullah while he was on his way home after work. He died instantly. Police rushed to the scene and shifted…
Reuters report in Pakistan Today, July 19, 2023WASHINGTON: There is no indication that Afghan refugees in Pakistan or along its border have engaged in acts of terrorism, the White House said, after Pakistan Army expressed concern that militants had found safe havens in Afghanistan. “We’ve seen no indication that Afghan refugees in Pakistan or along that border are guilty of acts of terrorism,” White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters in a…
By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, July 17, 2023Nearly 5,000 Afghan migrants have been deported within 24 hours through the Milak border crossing in Sistan and Baluchistan province. According to an Iranian border commander, 4,767 “illegal” Afghan immigrants have reportedly been sent back to Afghanistan at the Milak border crossing in the province of Sistan and Baluchistan in the past 24 hours. Immigration officials cited “illegal entry, stay, and passport expiration” as the main…
by Ahmadul Hassan in Prothom Alo, Jun 26, 2023The Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) has identified 146 unprotected border points through which drugs are being smuggled into the country. Dangerous drugs, ice and yaba are being smuggled into the country from Myanmar through 66 land and river points while other traditional and non-traditional drugs, including heroin and phensedyl, are entering from India through other porous border points. These points are in 19 border districts. The…
report in Nepalnews.com, June 25, 2023 at 19:16 hrsDeputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha clarified that the government had not issued any permission for installation of siren at Kechanakawal in Jhapa district and border outpost (BOP) in Sunsari district. Responding to the queries raised by parliamentarians in today’s meeting of the House of Representatives, DPM Shrestha assured that the government would leave no stone unturned to further manage the no-man’s-land and make…