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Traders call off protest, reopen Torkham gate

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JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Afghan traders on Sunday ended their protest conditionally and reopened the Torkham border port gate for traffic.

On February 21, a number of Afghan traders shut the Torkham gate against exports after their spare parts loaded vehicles remained parked in western Herat province for months and claimed it caused them ‘huge’ losses.

The traders called off their protest after Nangarhar governor Shah Mohammad Miakhel arrived at the port and talked with the traders about their problems.

Khalil Rahman Shinwari, one of the traders, said 1,700 disassembling vehicles for spare parts . . .

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