Pakistan ‘shuts’ key crossing at Afghan border
- January 14, 2024
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Pakistan ‘shuts’ key crossing at Afghan border
Subject :IR
Section: Places in news
Context:
- Pakistan effectively closed a key border crossing with Afghanistan to truck drivers, Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban said.
- The Torkham border crossing has been closed a number of times in recent months.
More about News:
- Pakistan has said many Pakistani Taliban leaders and fighters have found sanctuary in Afghanistan and have been emboldened to carry out more attacks on security forces in Pakistan.
- The Afghan Taliban government insists it does not allow the Pakistani Taliban to use its soil to launch attacks in Pakistan.
- Pakistan is concerned about the presence in Afghanistan of the Pakistani Taliban, which is a close ally of the Afghan Taliban.
About Torkham Crossing
- The Torkham Crossing, a critical border point connecting Pakistan and Afghanistan.
- Torkham Crossing is a crucial border crossing that links Pakistan and Afghanistan. Its strategic location makes it a vital entry point for trade and connectivity between the two nations.
- The Border road is a key lifeline for a landlocked Afghanistan, linking the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar to Jalalabad, the main city in Nangarhar, and the route onwards to the capital Kabul.