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4 months, 1 week ago

Pakistani, Afghan Taliban forces trade fire at Torkham border crossing, killing 3 Afghan civilians

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani and Afghan Taliban forces traded cross-border fire near a key northwestern crossing, killing a woman and two children on the Afghan side of the border, officials said Tuesday. There was no immediate word on casualties on the Pakistani side of the Torkham border which was shut, disrupting trade and movement of people between the two countries, local …

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11 months ago

Pakistan, Afghanistan reopen Torkham border crossing after 10-day standoff

Firstpost

Pakistan and Afghanistan officials on Tuesday announced the reopening of a crucial trade crossing, ending a closure that began on 12 January. Tensions between the two nations have escalated in recent months, with Islamabad alleging that the Taliban government has not effectively addressed the presence of militants launching attacks in Pakistan from Afghan territory. “Pakistan desires Afghanistan to adopt a …

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11 months, 1 week ago

No trade via Torkham border for second day as Pakistan, Afghanistan fail to address visa issue

Firstpost

The bilateral trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan via the Torkham border remained suspended for a second consecutive day on Sunday, as officials from both countries failed to agree on visa restrictions for transporters. According to the report, customs officials at Torkham advised local fruit dealers to return their merchandise to Peshawar for safe storage due to the unresolved visa issue. …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan closes key crossing into Afghanistan for trucks. Now, documents needed

Hindustan Times

Pakistan effectively closed a key northwestern border crossing with Afghanistan to truck drivers on Saturday, Afghanistan's ruling Taliban said. Noor Mohammad Hanif, director of Information and Culture department in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province said that officials at the Torkham began asking for passports and visas from Afghan drivers. Pakistan has said many Pakistani Taliban leaders and fighters have found sanctuary …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Displaced, repatriated and crossing borders: Afghan people make grueling journeys to survive

Associated Press

TORKHAM, Afghanistan — The barren desert plain among the mountains of eastern Afghanistan is filled with hundreds of thousands of people. Afghan refugees sit in a camp near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, in Torkham Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. “I have to forget all my dreams … so at least I can help my father and my family a little and …

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1 year ago

From Torkham to Gaza: Unravelling challenges of global refugee dynamics

Firstpost

The “ unexpected welcome ” received by the thousands of families arriving at the Torkham and Chaman border crossing points between Pakistan and Afghanistan has protected the world from another tragedy that could have had epic proportions. While we may blame populist and chauvinistic sentiments that have been aggravated by an aggressive media that continues to portray refugees in negative …

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1 year ago

U.N. agency warns of Afghans dying in harsh winter with no proper shelter after leaving Pakistan

LA Times

Afghan refugees settle in a camp near the Torkham Pakistan-Afghanistan border, in Torkham, Afghanistan, on Nov. 3. The United Nations refugee agency has warned that Afghans could die in harsh winter conditions if they don’t get adequate shelter once they cross the border from Pakistan. “Many Afghan returnees are vulnerable, including women and children, who could lose their lives in …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Refugees forced back to Afghanistan face squalid, freezing conditions in camps

The Independent

With winter temperatures setting in and rates of infectious disease soaring, aid agencies say they are deeply concerned about the conditions facing Afghan refugees as they are forced to return to makeshift open-air relief camps in their home country. open image in gallery Afghan refugees who arrived from Pakistan at a makeshift camp near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border Their misery …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Pakistan says nearly 25,000 Afghans waiting for visas to the U.S. won’t be deported

LA Times

Afghan refugees settle in a camp Saturday near the Torkham Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Torkham, Afghanistan. At least 25,000 Afghans — who had worked for the American military or government, international organizations and aid agencies, as well as media and human rights groups — escaped the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 to Pakistan and are waiting to be processed to …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Afghans fleeing Pakistan lack water, food, shelter and toilets once they cross border: United Nations

India TV News

Afghans fleeing Pakistan to avoid arrest and deportation are sleeping in the open, without proper shelter, food, drinking water and toilets once they cross the border to their homeland, aid agencies said on Sunday. Hundreds of thousands of Afghans have left Pakistan in recent weeks as authorities pursue foreigners they say are in the country illegally, going door-to-door to check …

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1 year, 1 month ago

‘Why am I being sent back?’ Hurt, anger for Afghans pushed out by Pakistan

Al Jazeera

Thousands of Afghans whose only home has been Pakistan are being forced to go to a country unprepared to take them in. “Didn’t Kakar and Bugti and all the other ministers come on TV and say anybody with legal documentation will not be thrown out?” he asked, showing the government-approved Afghan citizenship card he and his family members received in …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Taliban calls for more time for Afghans to leave Pakistan

The Hindu

Afghanistan's Taliban government has urged Pakistan to give undocumented Afghans in the country more time to leave as pressure mounts at border posts swarmed by thousands of returnees fleeing the threat of deportation. Since taking power, the Taliban government has urged Afghans to return home but has also condemned Pakistan's actions, saying nationals are being punished for tensions between Islamabad …

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1 year, 1 month ago

'Don't have anything': Afghan migrants stranded after fleeing Pakistan

Hindustan Times

Benafsha and her six children huddle together on a ragged blanket between trucks piled high with their household belongings on the Afghan border, after fleeing potential deportation from Pakistan. Afghan citizens wait with their belongings to cross into Afghanistan, after Pakistan gives the last warning to undocumented immigrants to leave, at the Friendship Gate of Chaman Border Crossing. Pakistan border …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Torkham border: Key transit point between Pakistan, Afghanistan reopens days after clashes among border forces

India TV News

The Torkham border crossing, a main transit point between Pakistan and Afghanistan, reopened for vehicular movement and pedestrians on Friday, eight days after its closure following clashes between the border forces of both countries, Dawn reported. Pakistani and Afghan border forces exchanged fire at the Torkham border earlier this month, causing the main point of transit for travellers and goods …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Key Afghanistan-Pakistan border crossing reopens after nine days

Al Jazeera

Torkham crossing was closed after forces from both sides exchanged fire, stranding thousands of travellers and hundreds of trucks. Islamabad, Pakistan – A key border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan has been reopened for pedestrian and vehicular traffic after remaining closed for nine days, following an exchange of fire between the security forces of the two countries. Muhammad Anas, an …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Afghanistan and Pakistan trade blame as key border crossing remains closed

Al Jazeera

Taliban rejects Pakistani claims of indiscriminate firing at Torkham border crossing as travellers remain stranded after one week of closure. The Taliban on Tuesday rejected Pakistani government accusations that they are to blame for the closure of the Torkham border crossing, which is the main point of transit for travellers and goods between Pakistan and landlocked Afghanistan. Baloch’s remarks have …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Pakistan says Afghanistan building ‘unlawful structures’ along tense border

Al Jazeera

Pakistan accuses Taliban government of ‘indiscriminate firing’ at the key Torkham border crossing, closed for nearly a week. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan has accused Afghanistan’s Taliban government of constructing “unlawful structures” at a key border crossing, calling it a violation of territorial sovereignty. In a statement on Monday, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said “unprovoked and indiscriminate firing” by Afghan …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Pakistan shuts key border crossing with Afghanistan after guards exchange fire

The Hindu

Pakistani authorities closed a key border crossing with landlocked Afghanistan on September 6 shortly after border guards from the two sides exchanged fire, officials and residents said, in a sign of increasing tensions between the two neighbors. Reasons why the two sides exchanged fire were not immediately made clear, said Nasrullah Khan, an official in Torkham, a town in Pakistan's …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Pakistan Shuts Key Border Crossing with Afghanistan After Guards Exchange Fire

News 18

Pakistani authorities closed a key border crossing with landlocked Afghanistan on Wednesday shortly after border guards from the two sides exchanged fire, officials and residents said, in a sign of increasing tensions between the two neighbours. Reasons why the two sides exchanged fire were not immediately made clear, said Nasrullah Khan, an official in Torkham, a town in Pakistan’s Khyber …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Main Afghanistan-Pakistan border crossing closed after guards exchange fire

Al Jazeera

Gun battle erupts between Pakistani and Afghan forces, shutting the busiest trade crossing between the South Asian neighbours. The main border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan has been closed after security forces from both countries exchanged fire, officials said. Local residents on the Pakistani side reported the sound of gunfire by the Torkham crossing on Wednesday and said people around …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Pakistan: Protest at Torkham border ends after negotiations with tribals

Firstpost

Khyber : Vehicular traffic to and from Torkham was restored after remaining closed for several hours owing to a protest by the Khugakhel tribesmen in the Landi Kotal region of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa against the construction of a customs terminal at the border over their additional land without their formal consent, Dawn reported. Dawn reported that they managed to persuade …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Trade resumes as Pakistan, Afghanistan reopen Torkham border

Associated Press

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The normal trade and movement of people between Pakistan and Afghanistan fully resumed on Saturday after the two sides reopened a key border crossing that was shut nearly a week ago by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers, stranding people and thousands of trucks carrying food and essential items. The announcement sparked a wave of joy among those who had …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Pakistan exporters face huge losses as border crossing with Afghanistan shut for five days

The Hindu

Over 7,000 trucks laden with goods, including perishable items like fruits, vegetables, juices, poultry, and eggs, have been stranded at the Pakistan-Afghanistan Torkham border for the last five days due to the closure of the crossing point by the Pakistan government, a trade body said on Friday. Director Pak-Afghan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Zia-ul-Haq Sarhadi, said the closure …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Pakistan-Afghan border crossing shut after brief reopening

Associated Press

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan shut down a key border crossing with Afghanistan just hours after it was reopened on Thursday, officials said, the latest twist in the controversial closure of the Torkham junction that started earlier this week. Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on Sunday closed the crossing, claiming Islamabad was not abiding by an agreement with Kabul to allow Afghan patients …

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Pakistani, Afghan Taliban forces trade fire at Torkham border crossing, killing 3 Afghan civilians

Pakistan, Afghanistan reopen Torkham border crossing after 10-day standoff

No trade via Torkham border for second day as Pakistan, Afghanistan fail to address visa issue

Pakistan closes key crossing into Afghanistan for trucks. Now, documents needed

Displaced, repatriated and crossing borders: Afghan people make grueling journeys to survive

From Torkham to Gaza: Unravelling challenges of global refugee dynamics

U.N. agency warns of Afghans dying in harsh winter with no proper shelter after leaving Pakistan

Refugees forced back to Afghanistan face squalid, freezing conditions in camps

Pakistan says nearly 25,000 Afghans waiting for visas to the U.S. won’t be deported

Afghans fleeing Pakistan lack water, food, shelter and toilets once they cross border: United Nations

‘Why am I being sent back?’ Hurt, anger for Afghans pushed out by Pakistan

Taliban calls for more time for Afghans to leave Pakistan

'Don't have anything': Afghan migrants stranded after fleeing Pakistan

Torkham border: Key transit point between Pakistan, Afghanistan reopens days after clashes among border forces

Key Afghanistan-Pakistan border crossing reopens after nine days

Afghanistan and Pakistan trade blame as key border crossing remains closed

Pakistan says Afghanistan building ‘unlawful structures’ along tense border

Pakistan shuts key border crossing with Afghanistan after guards exchange fire

Pakistan Shuts Key Border Crossing with Afghanistan After Guards Exchange Fire

Main Afghanistan-Pakistan border crossing closed after guards exchange fire

Pakistan: Protest at Torkham border ends after negotiations with tribals

Trade resumes as Pakistan, Afghanistan reopen Torkham border

Pakistan exporters face huge losses as border crossing with Afghanistan shut for five days

Pakistan-Afghan border crossing shut after brief reopening