INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Afghan officials said on Friday that the Torkham crossing has been reopened conditionally after negotiations between the Afghan-Pakistani
officials.&Only Afghan travelers will be allowed to enter the country from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Pakistani travelers will be allowed from
Afghanistan to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,& Nangarhar media center said in a statement.&Negotiations are going on to allow passengers and transit on
both sides; however, Afghan citizens are advised to refrain from going to Torkham until further notice,& read the statement.On Thursday,
Pakistani officials closed the border crossing with Afghanistan and added that Pakistan could not make the border crossing &completely
functioning due to administrative issues&.Earlier this week, the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan closed the Torkham gate between Afghanistan
and Pakistan, accusing Islamabad of breaching its commitments.The closure of the crossing border came after an exchange of fire occurred on
Monday, a day after the Pakistani troops did not allow the movement of Afghan patients for medical treatment while pledging to allow them
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