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Abid Hussain

Pakistan says Afghanistan building ‘unlawful structures’ along tense border

Taliban security personnel stand guard near the closed gates of Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan [Shafiullah Kakar/AFP]

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan has accused Afghanistan’s Taliban government of constructing “unlawful structures” at a key border crossing, calling it a violation of territorial sovereignty.

The Torkham border crossing in Pakistan’s northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been closed since Wednesday after a deadly exchange of fire between their forces. Hundreds of trucks carrying essential goods have since been stranded on both sides.

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