Officials in western Nimroz province say Afghan and Iranian forces have clashed in Kang border district of the province. HabibaullahElham, Nimroz information and culture director, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the clash took place on Monday evening. However,…
Afghan and Pakistani forces engaged in a clash in Spin Boldak district of southern Kandahar province that reportedly caused casualties. The incident took place at around 2pm on the southern region of Spin Boldak-Chaman gate in the…
Iranian army chief says the border between Afghanistan and Iran is well secured and if any minor issues happens, it will be solved by border forces of the two neighbors. Tasnim News Agency in a report said that…
Pomegranate growers and fresh fruit traders in southern Kandahar province say exports have been at a standstill due to the closure of Spin Boldak port and they fear the fruit will spoil in orchards. On the other…
Truck drivers say illegal extortions in Torkham border have fallen to zero but complain their trucks are not allowed to move on time. They say that they would pay thousands of Afghanis in illegal extortions in the port,…
Afghan students, who study in Pakistani universities and have returned home on vacation, say they would miss exams if the neighboring country does not open its border. Hundreds of Afghans studying in Pakistan on scholarship programs have returned…
At least 10 border forces have been killed and four others wounded in a Taliban attack in Imam Sahib district of northeastern Kunduz province, officials said Monday. Khalil Qarizada, a member of Kunduz provincial council, told Pajhwok…
Business leaders have urged the Pakistan and Iran immediately for resumption of trade. Importers and exporters had been suffering heavy losses as a result of border closures for more than three weeks, the Quetta Chamber of Commerce and…
The prices of essential food items have soared in Khwahan district of northeastern Badakhshan province following the closure of a bridge connecting the district with neighboring Tajikistan, local officials said Monday. According to reports, Tajikistan border forces shut…
At least 16 policemen and 12 Taliban insurgents suffered casualties in separate clashes in southern Kandahar province, officials said Sunday. Kandahar governor’s spokesman, Aziz Ahmad Azizi, told Pajhwok Afghan News that dozens of Taliban militants stormed a…
KABUL forces’ attacks on Zazai Maidan district of Khost province and parts of Kunar province a blatant violation, asking the government to equip the people of the attacked areas with weapons for defense. According to local officials, Pakistani militiamen and…
After a two-week closure, Tajikistan has reopened its border crossing with Afghanistan in northern Kunduz province for traffic to Sher Khan Port, an official said on Tuesday. About two weeks back, Tajikistan police closed the main border…
A ‘one Star Border Flag meeting’ between Pakistani and Afghan officials on Wednesday agreed to maintain ceasefire along the border till they hammer out a consensus. The Pakistani media quoted a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations…
Kandahar police chief Gen. Abdul Raziq on Friday said the Spin Boldak-Chaman border crossing would remain closed until a dispute over the status of a village on the Durand Line was resolved. Raziq said this while addressing…
Lawmakers from Pakistan. On Saturday, the provincial assembly unanimously passed wo resolutions unanimously, demanding the reopening of the Durand Line without any delay and an end to mass arrest of Pakhtuns in Punjab and Sindh provinces. The resolutions…
As negotiations on the fencing issue remained sterile, the Pakistan border at Torkham remained closed for a second on Wednesday, officials said on Thursday. Thousands of stranded people, including women and children, stayed in mosques, hotels and other…
