Pakistani and Afghan forces collide with crossing the vital borders Conflict news

Afghanistan says that a member of the security forces he is killing and walked into clashes overnight at Torkham Crossing.

At least one person was killed as Pakistani and Afghan security forces exchanged fire at the closed major border crossing between the two countries.

The Ministry of Interior in Afghanistan confirmed on Monday that one of its security forces was killed and two were injured in the clashes overnight at the Tokham crossing, a vital transit point Pakistan It was closed last month after stressing the construction of its neighbor to a new border center.

Two of the Pakistani security officials who were speaking, provided that his identity was not disclosed Reuters that their security forces were injured in the clashes.

The conflict erupted on the first working day for the month of Ramadan, when food imports usually arise from Pakistan Afghanistan. The fighting was cut off about 5,000 trucks full of basic commodities on both sides of the border in the harsh winter conditions.

The conflict can exacerbate the challenges facing the Afghan economy that struck the crisis at a time when millions of people are at risk Hunger About half of the population needs humanitarian assistance to survive, according to the United Nations.

In the past, both countries have closed Torkham and SouthWestern Chaman Border Crossing after the deadly shooting and Crossfire.

Pakistan said it was facing attacks from Afghan soil – a charge denied by the Taliban government. In December, Pakistani military planes carried out strikes that killed dozens of people in Afghan territory.

Abd al -Matin Qani, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior in Kabul, accused Pakistan on Monday of the start of violence overnight, after which the Afghan security forces entered the “defensive situation” and responded after the attempts of dialogue failed.

A Pakistani official speaking on condition of anonymity told Associated Press that the Taliban opened the unjustified fire, targeting the position of the Pakistani border with automatic weapons. The official said that Pakistani individuals had returned to the fire.

To date, the closure of Torkham has caused losses at least $ 15 million, according to Youssaf Africa, head of the Chamber of Commerce and Industries in the Khyber Zone in Pakistan, where the crossing is located.

Shakir Allah Suf, CEO of the Chamber of Commerce and Investment in Afghanistan, said that Afghan merchants are losing $ 500,000 a day due to the closure.

The value of trade between the two countries was more than $ 1.6 billion in 2024, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Pakistan.