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Torkham crossing reopens after nine-day closure
The main Afghanistan-Pakistan land crossing reopened on Friday after being closed for nine days, Nangarhar’s department of information and culture said.
“The Torkham crossing was opened for passengers and commercial goods at 8:00 am today ,” the office said on X formerly known as Twitter.
The Torkham crossing had been closed since last week after forces from both sides exchanged fire, stranding thousands of travellers and hundreds of trucks laden with goods.
“A series of talks between Pakistani and Afghan officials resolved the issue and the border was opened,” a security official in Torkham told Reuters on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter.
He said thousands of loaded vehicles had been stuck on both sides of the border due at crossing point in northwestern Pakistan.
Pakistan said the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) had tried to encroach on its territory with the construction of an “unlawful structure” and accused Afghan forces of “indiscriminate firing”.
The IEA foreign ministry said Pakistan security forces had fired on its troops as they fixed an old security outpost near the border. They criticised the border closing at a key entry point for landlocked Afghanistan.
Relations between the two neighbours has been tense at times, particularly over border disputes and Pakistan’s charges that militants can launch attacks into its territory from bases in Afghanistan. Afghan authorities deny this.
Ehsanullah Kamgar, spokesperson for the Badakhshan Provincial Police Command, said that 12 people were killed and three others were seriously injured in a traffic accident in Arghanjkhwah district of the province.
Kamgar added that the incident occurred at noon on Saturday in the Samdar area of Arghanjkhwah district.
According to him, the victims include men, women and children.
He explained that the incident happened when a Flancoach -type vehicle veered off the road due to poor road conditions and plunged into a ravine.
The injured were transferred to health centers for treatment, and the condition of some of them has been reported as critical.
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has approved a plan to grant foreign investors residency permits ranging from one to ten years in exchange for investment in the country.
The decision was endorsed during a regular meeting of the Economic Commission, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.
According to a statement from the deputy PM’s office, a designated committee has been tasked with determining the length of residency based on the volume of investment, which will be categorized under specific criteria.
The Ministry of Interior has announced the delivery of several new, modern cars to the General Directorate of Traffic Police, replacing the older fleet that consisted mostly of trucks.
According to a ministry statement, the new vehicles, equipped with special traffic police colors, markings, and modern equipment, are expected to play a key role in maintaining traffic order in cities and on main roads, preventing accidents, and providing faster services to the public.
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