The Spin Boldak-Chaman crossing has been reopened for traffic and pedestrians after being closed yesterday due to a clash between Afghan and Pakistani forces. Haji Zaid, the spokesman for the governor of southern Kandahar province, told Pajhwok Afghan…
Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed on keeping Torkham and Spin Boldak crossings open round the clock, officials say. At talks in Kabul, senior officials from the two countries decided to allow cargo trucks to travel between Afghanistan and…
The Spinboldak-Chaman crossing which was closed a couple of days ago due to a clash between Afghan and Pakistani security forces has been reopened, an official said on Sunday. Kandahar Governor Spokesperson MawlaviMahmoodAzzam told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Traders in southern Kandahar province say business via Spin Boldak-Chaman route has declined by 50 percent due to some problems. They say besides customs duty, the Kandahar Department of Transport also collects money from truckers under different…
Residents of some areas, including Luqman and Jahangir villages, in the Spin Boldak district of southern Kandahar province near the Durand Line have been issued Pakistani identity cards. These areas of Spin Boldak had been the scene…
Spin Boldak district of southern Kandahar province is a major commercial area and port along the Durand Line, through which most of Afghanistan's exports and imports pass. Wesh Bazar located close to the Spin Boldak-Chaman gate, is…
Problems concerning the movement of travelers and trade in Spin Boldak-Chaman border still persist despite an agreement reached between Afghan and Pakistani officials. The border was reopened on November 2 after being closed for nearly a month,…
After the reopening of entry points, more than 20,000 Afghans have crossed the Durand Line into their homeland over the past two days. As the land crossings were opened and travel restrictions eased by Pakistan on humanitarian grounds…
Pakistan is yet to reopen the Chaman-Spin Boldak Friendship Gate while former Chief Executive Officer Dr. Abdullah on Thursday welcomed Islamabad’s decision to keep the border crossing open. Pakistan closed the Chaman-Spin Boldak Friendship Gate on March 2…
At least seven civilians were injured in an explosion in Spin Boldak district of southern Kandahar province on Wednesday, officials said. The incident took place in Wesh Bazaar of the district in front of a hotel around…
Four Taliban militants and two border police personnel have been killed during a clash in the Spin Boldak district of southern Kandahar province, an official said on Thursday. Zia Durrani, provincial police spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
The closure of the Spin-Boldak-Chaman border crossing between Afghanistan has brought to a halt people’s movement as well as trade activity. Pakistan closed the border crossing after a deadly clash between border guards of the two countries on…
Afghan and Pakistani technical teams have completed their joint geological study of two disputed villages on the Durand Line, but the survey’s result is not announced. The two sides had agreed to conducting a geological survey of the two…
A peculiar silence prevailed on Sunday in the Luqman village of Spin Boldak border town of southern Kandahar province following Friday’s deadly clashes between Afghan and Pakistani forces. Hundreds of families fled homes as a result of the…
Pakistani officials on Wednesday promised to reopen the Friendship Gate at the Spin Boldak-Chaman border crossing on Thursday morning (Sept 1), an Afghan border police official in the southern province of Kandahar said. Afghan Border Police 3rd brigade…
Customs manager based in the Spin Boldak district of southern Kandahar province has been arrested along with some border policeman on the charge of embezzling government’s revenue, an official said on Tuesday. The detained men have been…
A dozen Taliban insurgents have been killed during ongoing operations in Marjah and Nad Ali districts of southern Helmand province, officials claimed on Saturday. The operations were launched on Friday in the two districts, with security forces killing…
A coordinated Taliban attack on a border police compound ended with the killing of all four attackers in Spin Boldak border town in southern Kandahar province on Wednesday, an official said. One of the attackers rammed his…
