A visit by the Taliban was not successful in resolving the Chaman border issue.
A member of the Frontier Corps reportedly committed suicide after being shot at the Friendship Gate on Sunday, and a delegation from the Afghan Taliban administration reportedly travelled to Chaman to express their condolences to the Pakistani security officials responsible for his death.
During their time at Friendship Gate, the Afghan Taliban communicated with Pakistani border patrol agents. They mourned the soldier’s passing and called it a tragic accident.
According to the reports, Kabul and Islamabad have been in touch about reopening the border. There has been no word on whether or not the border will open until the Taliban hand over the perpetrators of the firing to Pakistan.
Family members of Pakistanis and Afghans have safely returned home.
According to Dawn, a senior official of the Chaman administration said, “We allowed all Pakistanis to come back to Chaman from Afghanistan who produced required legal documents, which proved their Pakistani nationality.”
We are waiting for orders from Islamabad on how to open the border with Afghanistan, the official said.
