INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
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
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
Afghan authorities deny this.The post Torkham crossing reopens after nine-day closure first appeared on Ariana News.
