KABUL through diplomatic channels.
A statement from the Presidential Palace said the president held a consultative meeting before noon at the palace with political and national leaders of the country about the tension between Afghanistan and Pakistan over the construction of a gate on the Torkham border crossing by Pakistani forces.
Deadly skirmishes erupted between Afghan and Pakistani border forces three days ago when the Afghan forces prevented the Pakistanis from constructing a gate on an allegedly disputed . . .









