INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
After clashes on Wednesday between the Islamic Emirate and Pakistani border guards at Torkham crossing, the border is still closed for third
consecutive day to commercial goods and passengers.Although commercial goods and a large number of passengers are waiting for the reopening
of the crossing border on both sides, the officials of the two countries have not yet commented on the matter.Some passers-by say that no
one is allowed to pass, not even for patients.Torkham is the main passage for the transit of goods and passengers between Afghanistan and
Pakistan, but this passage has been shut for three days and the sudden closure has caused hundreds of vehicles carrying commercial goods to
stop and wander on both sides.Some experts meanwhile say that there is a need for the Islamic Emirate to hold comprehensive negotiations
with Pakistani side in order to find a logical, political and permanent solution to end the military tensions between the two countries at
the Torkham crossing.Since IEA&s takeover in August 2021, this is the second time that border guards of the two sides have engaged in an
armed clash.According to experts, if the authorities of the two countries do not pay serious attention to the fundamental solution of this
problem, such conflicts can further damage the relations between the two countries in the future.The post Torkham crossing stays shut for
3rd day first appeared on Ariana News.
