The Torkham border between Pakistan and Afghanistan reopened on Friday for all kinds of traffic after 10 days of closure. The border that is used extensively by people from both sides for trade activities, was closed after clashes between border forces. Pedestrian movement has begun following the resumption of traffic at the border with hundreds of travellers flocking to its immigration section for entry into Afghanistan. "The clearance of trucks is in process and Afghan citizens are entering Afghanistan after clearance and passing immigration processes," Irshad Khan Mohmamd, assistant commissioner of Khyber district in Pakistan, told media.

The understanding reached after Acting Afghanistan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met the Head of the Pakistan Mission in Kabul, Ubaid Ur Rehman Nizamani. In the meeting, the Afghan authorities assured Pakistan that Afghan soil won't be used against Pakistan.

 
Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)