Torkham Border Crossing Reopens After One-Day Closure
The Torkham crossing on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border reopened Tuesday after a one-day closure that disrupted passenger travel and transit, Taliban officials said.
The Torkham crossing on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border reopened Tuesday after a one-day closure that disrupted passenger travel and transit, Taliban officials said.
The governor’s office in Nangarhar province said late Monday that the closure was caused by an internet outage on the Pakistani side of the border.
On Monday, the crossing was restricted to deported migrants and transit traffic, while other travellers were turned away. Taliban officials initially cited an “unknown” reason for the shutdown before confirming that the disruption stemmed from Pakistan.
Pakistani authorities have not commented on the cause of the outage.
The Torkham crossing, one of the busiest border points between the two countries, has been repeatedly closed in recent years due to technical issues and border tensions.
