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The busy Torkham border crossing closed on Wednesday after Pakistani and Afghan Taliban forces started firing at each other, according to local officials. "The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan deems ...
The Torkham border point is the main point of transit for travellers and goods between Pakistan and landlocked Afghanistan. ... In Other News. ... The husband-wife legal team working on 2 of today ...
Pakistan shut the Torkham border with its neighbor on September 6 after guards from both countries exchanged fire. It accused Taliban authorities of building “unlawful structures” in the vicinity.
The Torkham border crossing, a key route for trade and travel between Pakistan and Afghanistan, remained closed for a second day on September 8, 2023, following the attack in the Chitral district. This closure caused delays for trucks transporting goods. [ 11 ]
According to a statement from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Disaster Management Authority, a landslide on the main road leading to the Torkham border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan crushed 15 to 20 cargo cars at around 02:00. [6] The incident has seriously hampered connectivity, trade, and transit between the two nations. [3]
More than 100,000 undocumented Afghan nationals have left Pakistan and returned to Afghanistan through the northwestern Torkham border crossing as the deadline for anti-migrant crackdown looms.
With an influence from the local steppe climate, Torkham features a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh).The average temperature in Torkham is 20.3 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 407 mm. June is the driest month with an average rainfall of 8 mm, while the wettest month is March, with an average 82 mm of precipitation.
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 ...