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Pak: Friendship gate at Pak-Afghan border remains shut for 4th consecutive day
29 Nov, 2022
Despite Afghan?delegation’s visit to the Pak-Afghan border in Pakistan’s?Chaman?and efforts of the authorities to reopen the border, the friendship Gate at the border remained closed for the fourth consecutive day. The?Afghan?Taliban?during their stay at the Friendship Gate held talks with the Pakistani officials deployed at the border and condemned the incident which led to the death of a Pakistani security official,?Dawn?reported.
The Pak-Afghan border at?Chaman?was closed for an indefinite period after an armed man opened fire from the?Afghan?side and killed one Pakistani soldier on Sunday. The incident left two security personnel injured and ended up in the closure of the border between the two countries at?Chaman,?Dawn?reported quoting official sources. Following the incident, both sides exchanged fire for more than one hour and the trade between the two countries got suspended, including the?Afghan?transit trade.
Border clashes between?Kabul?and Islamabad have been on the rise for a long and?Kabul?has long accused Pakistan of providing a safe haven to anti-social elements. The border spat between the two countries has only added to the rise in gun attacks and explosions in the region. (ANI)
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