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Torkham Crossing Closed Again on Pakistan Side After Reopening for One Hour

23rd February, 2023 · admin

Tolo News: Torkham crossing was closed for passengers and commercial transit on Thursday by Pakistan, an hour after its reopening, said Qureshi Badlon, an official of the department of information and culture in Nangarhar. According to local officials in Nangarhar, the reason for the closing of this crossing is not clear, although attempts are being

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Posted in Economic News, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Durand Line, Torkham |
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Busiest Crossing on Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Remains Closed for Third Day

21st February, 2023 · admin

Ayaz Gul VOA News February 21, 2023 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities were in talks Tuesday to resolve differences that led to the closure of their busiest border crossing two days ago, stranding thousands of cargo trucks and travelers on both sides, according to officials in both countries. The Taliban closed the Torkham point

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Posted in Economic News, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Durand Line, Torkham |
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Key Afghan-Pakistani Border Crossing Closed; Border Guards Exchange Fire

20th February, 2023 · admin

By RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal February 20, 2023 Pakistani and Afghan border guards exchanged fire at a key crossing between the two neighbors on February 20, Pakistani officials said. There were no immediate reports about casualties on either side after the incident at the Torkham border crossing, which has been closed since February 19. An official from Torkham

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Posted in Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Security | Tags: Durand Line, Torkham |
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Pakistan Taliban Kill 3 Police Officers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

20th January, 2023 · admin

Khaama: Local authorities have reported that militants attacked a police outpost using in northeastern Pakistan, killing three security personnel on Thursday evening. The terror attack took place in the Khyber district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan late yesterday evening. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also known as the Pakistani Taliban, claimed the responsibility for the deadly

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Posted in Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Taliban | Tags: Durand Line, Pashtuns in Pakistan, Taliban blowback, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan |
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Pashtuns Rally For Peace In The Face Of A Renewed Offensive Against The Pakistani Taliban

14th January, 2023 · admin

Abubakar Siddique Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 14, 2023 Sahib Khan, a political activist, is one of the organizers of a recent sit-in protest in Wana, a remote town near Pakistan’s western border with Afghanistan. Khan describes the weeklong demonstration that ended on January 12 as a “people’s uprising” to show authorities that they will

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Posted in Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Security, Taliban | Tags: Durand Line, Pashtuns in Pakistan, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan |
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Afghanistan Becoming Pakistan’s New Nightmare

11th January, 2023 · admin

Khaama: With the unprecedented rise of terror attacks across Pakistan in the recent past, targeting army personnel, ISI officers, police officials, and ordinary citizens, the men in charge of security establishments in Pakistan are still blustering with no pragmatic approaches ahead. Being a nuclear power in the world, and equipped with sophisticated American and Chinese

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Posted in Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Security, Taliban | Tags: Durand Line, Pashtuns in Pakistan, Taliban blowback, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan |
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Ex-PM Khan Warns Tensions with Afghan Taliban Could Fuel Terror in Pakistan

11th January, 2023 · admin

Ayaz Gul VOA News January 10, 2023 ISLAMABAD — Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan advocated Tuesday for a cooperative bilateral relationship with Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers, warning mutual tensions could turn his country’s counterterrorism efforts into a “disastrous forever war.” Khan spoke at a seminar in the capital, Islamabad, as a new wave of terrorism grips

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Posted in Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Security, Taliban | Tags: Blowback, Durand Line, Pashtuns in Pakistan, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan |
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Pak’s quest for “strategic depth” in Afghanistan turns to “strategic death”

5th January, 2023 · admin

ANI:  Amid the spurt in attacks by banned outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Pakistan’s quest to secure “strategic depth” in Afghanistan by installing a ‘friendly’ government in Kabul has resulted in what security analysts have begun to call “strategic death,” writes James Crickton in policy research group, Poreg. Click here to read more (external link). Related

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Posted in Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Security, Taliban | Tags: Durand Line, Taliban blowback, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan |
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Gunfight with Militants Kills 3 Pakistani Troops Near Afghan Border

30th December, 2022 · admin

Ayaz Gul VOA News December 29, 2022 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan said Thursday that at least three of its soldiers were killed in clashes with “terrorists” near the volatile border with Afghanistan. An army statement reported the “intense” shootout in Kurram border district in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province had also left two militants dead. The statement said

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Posted in Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Taliban | Tags: Durand Line, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP chief Noor Wali Mehsud |
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Clashes With Pakistani Military Resume at Spin Boldak

15th December, 2022 · admin

Tolo News: Clashes have resumed between Islamic Emirate forces [Taliban] and the Pakistan military along the Durand Line in Spin Boldak in Kandahar province, local officials said. The motive behind the fighting is still unclear but the residents said the clashes happened when the Islamic Emirate forces tried to build a checkpoint near the Durand

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Posted in Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Security, Taliban | Tags: Durand Line |
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