A key border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan remained closed for a second consecutive day on September 7, one day after clashes between Pakistani and Taliban border forces at Torkham. Abdul Basir Zabuli, a spokesman for the Taliban-led police in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar Province, where the crossing lies, was quoted by Reuters as saying that authorities from both countries were trying to determine the reason for the clashes. To read the original story by RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal, click here.
Border Crossing Between Pakistan, Afghanistan Remains Closed Following Clashes
Taliban security personnel stand guard near the closed gates of the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar Province on September 6.