Khaama: The Pakistani premier, in response to the incident of Sunday in Chaman, wrote on his Twitter handle that the “unprovoked shelling & fire by Afghan Border Forces at Chaman resulting in [the] martyrdom of several Pakistani citizens & injuring more than a dozen is unfortunate & deserves the strongest condemnation.” The Special Representative of
Ayaz Gul VOA News November 20, 2022 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has decided to reopen a key southwestern border crossing with landlocked Afghanistan for trade and pedestrian movements starting Monday, a week after sealing the facility over the killing of a Pakistani security guard by an Afghan “terrorist.” The deadly shooting, which also wounded two soldiers, took
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi November 13, 2022 A border clash between Taliban forces and the Pakistani military at the Spin Boldak-Chaman crossing has left one Pakistani border guard dead. The clash took place early on November 13 and resulted in the closure of the crossing, according to officials from each country. Thousands of people travel though
Ayaz Gul VOA News May 1, 2018 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has formally reopened a major trade route with landlocked Afghanistan after nearly four years. Authorities had closed the remote Ghulam Khan border crossing in North Waziristan in 2014 after launching a major army-led counter-militancy offensive in the tribal district, once condemned as the “epicenter” of international
VOA News / September 18, 2017 Ayaz Gul A suicide blast near one of Pakistan’s two main border crossings with Afghanistan has wounded at least 22 people, including several members of the security forces. Monday evening’s attack prompted Pakistani authorities to swiftly suspended all traffic at the southwestern Chaman post. Officials said personnel of the
Naimatullah Sarhadi VOA News / May 29, 2017 Cross-border fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan has suspended trade worth millions of dollars and stranded hundreds of trucks loaded with fruits and vegetables at the border, where the produce stands to spoil in the rising heat. Pakistan had temporarily closed the Chaman border crossing, across from Afghanistan’s
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 27, 2017 Pakistan’s military says authorities have reopened the main Chaman border crossing on May 27 at Afghanistan’s request after it was shut down earlier this month after bloody clashes broke out, killing 15 people on both sides. The moves comes on the first day of the fasting month of
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan May 7, 2017 Afghanistan has disputed a claim by the Pakistani Army that it had killed some 50 security personnel and destroyed at least five Afghan checkpoints near the border between the two countries, saying only two border police were killed. Pakistani Major General Nadeem Ahmad told reporters on May 7
Ayaz Gul VOA News May 5, 2017 ISLAMABAD — Border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan killed at least 13 people and wounded more than 80 others Friday in a disputed area, officials said. A Pakistan army spokesman said the fighting erupted after Afghan forces fired at a government census team near the southwestern border town of
Ayaz Gul VOA News March 20, 2017 Pakistan opened all border crossings with landlocked Afghanistan for travelers and trade convoys Monday, a month after closing them on grounds terrorists were using Afghan soil for plotting deadly attacks against the country. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has taken the decision “as a goodwill gesture” and hoped the