Travel and trade came to a grinding halt on Saturday at the Torkham crossing in between Afghanistan and Pakistan due to rising stress, in between the two nations, along the border.
The hectic border crossing was closed for all trade and travel and Afghans were recommended by the Islamic Emirate to prevent utilizing this route.
Torkham was closed following a spoken clash in between border security forces from the 2 nations on Friday night.
The closure comes amid ongoing hostilities between Pakistani and Afghan forces, especially over the building and construction of security posts along the border.
&& Afghan Taliban (IEA) are constructing a brand-new check post near the border crossing.
Pakistani officials informed them to stop, but they refused,& & a Pakistani official at the border told Anadolu news agency on the condition of anonymity.
Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have actually been vulnerable because November 2023 after Islamabad introduced a crackdown versus unlawful immigrants, mainly Afghan refugees.
Islamabad has also repeatedly implicated && Afghanistan-based & militants loyal to banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan of performing attacks.
The IEA has actually repeatedly denied this and stated it will not permit any individual or group to threaten the security of another nation from Afghanistan.
In December, the Pakistani military brought out airstrikes, the 2nd such cross-border action by Islamabad because March 2024, in the Barmal district of eastern Paktika province.
The IEA specified a Pakistani military jet killed 46 individuals, consisting of females and kids.
Islamabad declined the claims that civilians were targeted.
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