Afghanistan, Feb. 25 -- A meeting held this afternoon between a Taliban delegation led by Azizullah Mustafa, the group's deputy governor in Nangarhar, and Pakistani officials regarding the reopening of the Torkham border crossing ended without any results.
The discussions failed to reach a consensus, leaving the border crossing closed.
Abdul Jabar Hikmat, the Taliban's commissioner at Torkham, told the media on Monday, January 24, that the Pakistani side had requested that the Taliban refrain from constructing facilities along the Durand Line and, in return, not allow Pakistan to build facilities on their side. He stated that this request was rejected by the Taliban delegation, leading to Pakistan's decision to maintain the closure of the...