GARDEZ (Pajhwok): The Kharlachi crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan has been closed for traffic and pedestrians due to ongoing armed clashes in Kurram tribal district on the Pakistani side of the Durand Line, officials in southeastern Paktia province said on Wednesday.
Qazi Mohammad Sawab Jan Islamiar, head of Paktia Information and Culture Directorate, told Pajhwok Afghan News the Kharlachi crossing had not been officially closed, but the people had stopped using the route to avoid being caught in the fighting.
Islamiar said: “The people have stopped using Kharlachi crossing because of the clashes between Mangal and Tori tribes in Kurram . . .
