Border crossing with Afghanistan closed after clash injures Pakistani soldier

Afghanistan and Pakistan Monday closed the main border crossing between them after an exchange of fire amid soaring ties between the Afghan Taliban and Islamabad.

At least one Pakistan border guard was injured in the border clash near the Torkham crossing on Sunday night, even as the intermittent exchange of fire continued until Monday morning.

A Pakistani security officer told a press source on condition of anonymity that the clash erupted after “Pakistani border forces banned the entry of unnecessary attendants with patients coming from Afghanistan.”