Afghanistan, Dec. 4 -- Pakistan has reopened the Torkham and Chaman crossings to allow Afghanistan-bound UN aid shipments to move after a two-month shutdown caused by border tensions.
Pakistan has begun clearing long-delayed United Nations humanitarian shipments for Afghanistan, Pakistani media reported on Thursday, marking the first movement of aid through the Torkham and Chaman crossings in nearly two months. The border points had remained shut since military clashes between Pakistani forces and Taliban fighters prompted Islamabad to seal all routes.
Officials told local newspapers, including Dawn, that the decision followed consultations between Pakistan's Foreign Office and the UN Resident Coordinator in Islamabad. A formal directive ...