The Pakistani security forces and the Afghan Taliban warriors exchanged fire at the most important Torkham boundary transition during the small hours on Monday after their failed conversations to reopen the intersection where at least one Afghan border guard was killed and two others were injured.

Four Pakistani FC staff and civilians also sustained injuries during three -feeping, while a civilian died in the stamping caused by the heavy firing. A village nearby was also evacuated due to the firing, sources said.

The Torkham border, which has been closed since February 21, heated after the conversations between the two pages of reopening the intersection failed. Sources said the firing continued until after SEHRI. There was no official word from Pakistan, but the Afghan Taliban confirmed the three -seven.

The Afghan Ministry of Interior said on Monday that the shooting took place overnight and that a Taliban fighter had been killed and two injured. Pakistani sources said at least three security staff were injured in the clash.

The two neighbors have a strained relationship in which Pakistan says that several terrorist attacks that have occurred in the country were launched from the Afghan earth – an indictment that the Taliban denies. Pakistani military aircraft carried out strikes that killed dozens at Afghan Territory in December.

The latest clashes allegedly began around midnight and continued at intervals until 1 p.m. During the Afghan attack, a Pakistani mortar post was damaged while Pakistan is retaliated by targeting the Jungle Post and the Khwar post on the Afghan side.

According to reports, a truck driver suffered heart attacks and died in the middle of panic caused by the clashes. The latest clashes escalated the tensions as Pakistan, in response to the clashes, deployed further effort at the border.

After the clashes, local sources said, the residents of Bacha Mena, a village near the border, were evacuated to Landi Kotal. Bacha Mena is home to the Shinwari Khugakhel tribe, including some Afghan citizens, the sources added. The wounded were also taken to District Headquarters Hospital in Landikotal.

Skirmish took place just a day after security officials from both sides held negotiations at the border and raised the expectations that the intersection – closing the last 10 days – could soon reopen. The closure has affected local populations, dealers and travelers seriously, causing significant financial losses.

A large number of passengers and cargo vehicles remain stranded at the border due to the latest standoff triggered by the Afghan authorities’ attempts to construct a checkpoint at a disputed place, which led to Pakistan’s objections and subsequent escalation of tension.

Since the Taliban’s temporary government took power in Afghanistan, the border between Pakistan-Afghanistan has been closed several times, prompting the Afghan dealers to shift their focus towards Central Asian countries and Iran.

The locals claimed that the tensions at Torkham intersection had become a recurring question, which led to frequent closures. The closures caused great difficulties for traders, carriers and patients sought medical treatment in Pakistan.

According to the traders, approx. 2,500 trucks and containers on the Pakistani side due to the current closure. A senior Pakistani official accused the Afghan government of the current situation while acknowledging that frequent border ending was not good at improving trade.

The official said Pakistan wanted to elaborate on trade as it constructed new trade terminals in Torkham and Chaman to improve the movement of the goods. Reports suggest that the Torkham terminal is expected to be inaugurated by March 25.

“If Pakistan was against trade, why would it upgrade the facility at the border,” the official asked. The official advised the Afghan Taliban government to repair its ways and tackle Pakistan’s genuine worries.

The data showed that Pakistan and Afghanistan are trading worth $ 3 million per day. Day – $ 1.6 million worth importing and $ 1.4 million exports – excl. Transit trading figures. The Afghan Chamber of Commerce told The Express Pakinomist that 10-day loss to the Pakistani Exchequer Top $ 27 million.