The Torkham border crossing has officially reopened for commercial transit after a two-month closure. This development coincides with the approaching end of Afghanistan’s fresh produce season.
KABUL (SW) – The de-facto Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoIC) has reported a 10% decrease in Afghanistan’s exports over the earliest five months of the current solar year.
KABUL/ISLAMABAD (SW) – The Afghan Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, has reported that nearly 2,000 trucks carrying fresh fruit and vegetables from Afghanistan have been stranded in Pakistan for over a week.
MONITORING (SW) – Pakistan’s parliament has a problem – and it is nothing to do with the politicians. No, the problem besieging the building –
KABUL (SW) – Pakistani media, citing government officials, have reported that from July 21, to August 17, 2024, Pakistan expelled 32,200 Afghan citizens.
MONITORING (SW) – Pakistan’s military has said it had arrested retired general Faiz Hameed, former head of the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, in connection with a land development case.
KABUL (SW) – A number of Afghan businessmen say that the Pakistan embassy in Kabul has not yet issued them with the temporary transit document for the Afghan truck drivers traveling to and from Pakistan.
KABUL/ISLAMABAD (SW) – Following the ban on undocumented cargo truck transit at the Torkham border crossing starting August 1st, Pakistan has closed the route to Afghan traders without temporary transit permits.
KABUL (SW) – In the past three days, a total of 4,233 Afghan citizens have returned from Iran and Pakistan, both voluntarily and under duress.
KABUL (SW) – In the past day, a total of 3,255 Afghan citizens have returned forcibly and voluntarily from Iran and Pakistan.
KABUL (SW) – Over 1,773 Afghan migrants were forcibly or voluntarily deported through the Islam Qala border crossing in Herat province, and additional 324 migrants were forcibly expelled through the Spin Buldak border crossing in Kandahar province, in the past day.
KABUL (SW) – Following nearly a week of temporary documentation allowing commercial vehicle movement at the Afghanistan-Pakistan border crossings, officials from the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACoCI) report a significant increase in truck traffic along these routes.
