Relations between the countries have been testy since the Taliban took Kabul in August 2021. Read more at straitstimes.com.
JALALABAD, Afghanistan - Gunfire erupted between Afghanistan and Pakistan border forces on Monday after Taliban authorities shut the country’s busiest crossing with its eastern neighbour, officials said.with Islamabad accusing its neighbour of harbouring armed groups that have carried out strikes on its soil.
On Monday at 7.30am Afghan time a “clash took place when Pakistani forces fired at Afghan forces”, Afghan official Harfat Muhajir said.Mr Mohammad Sediq Khalid, the commissioner for Torkham on the Afghan side, said “the gate has been closed by the order of Kabul officials after complaints that Pakistan is not fulfilling its promises”.
In the year-and-a-half of Taliban rule, Pakistan has witnessed a dramatic uptick in attacks on its soil, mainly in the regions bordering Afghanistan.On Friday, a suicide bomber squad stormed a police headquarters in the southern port city of Karachi, killing five. Both attacks were linked to the Pakistani Taliban, which has deep ties with the Afghan Taliban.
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