Quetta, Nov 3, (Asia Free Press): Pakistan has reopened Chaman border, one of the main crossings to Afghanistan after being closed for almost a month, on Tuesday, according to state run media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Pakistani officials hope for an end to a standoff that has caused heavy losses to traders and left thousands stranded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wesh-Chaman crossing is a major transit point for truckers moving fruit exports from around the southern Afghan city of Kandahar and its closure for the past 27 days has come at a high cost for farmers unable to get their produce to market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The Afghan transit trade and other trade and economic activities continue,” a senior Pakistan border official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The reopening should come as a relief to the Taliban government in Kabul, which desperately needs the customs revenues from the border posts. Its cash-strapped economy has few other legitimate sources of foreign revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As Afghanistan has sunk deeper into economic crisis, with the abrupt withdrawal of foreign aid following the Taliban victory in August, Pakistani officials have been increasingly concerned by the prospect of a new wave of refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pakistani authorities originally closed the borders due to security threats, but disputes over issues ranging from COVID-19 to the validity of Afghan travel documents prevented reopening for weeks, despite pledges of action.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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