Afghan Repatriations Suspended After Border Official Injured at Torkham Crossing

Afghan repatriations suspended after border security official injured at Torkham

PESHAWAR: Repatriation of undocumented Afghan nationals was abruptly suspended on Friday after a border security official was injured in a late evening cross-border attack from the Afghan side on Thursday. The Torkham border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan was reopened on Thursday for the return of stranded and illegal Afghan nationals, after having remained closed since February 26 with the launch of Operation Ghazab lil-Haq. However, security officials at Torkham said local parami...

By [email protected] (Ibrahim Shinwari)