-Crossing point remains suspended
KABUL/QUETTA: Afghan Taliban Spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid on Tuesday said that the Taliban constituted the high-level Jirga to bring the criminals behind the Chaman’s incident to justice.
Afghan official Central spokesperson shared a tweet over the incident that happened on the road going to Chaman from Spin Boldak. He said, “Due to the firing of an unknown person, a Pakistani soldier was martyred, over which the Taliban’s government expresses its grief. To probe the matter and bring the criminals to justice, a high-level Jirga has been established.
Zabihullah further said, “The security institutions of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan are trying their all-out efforts to stop tragic incidents like these.”
On the other side, a major border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan — the Chaman border — is still closed for trade and transit for the third day after an armed man from the Afghan side opened fire on Pakistani security personnel near Bab-e-Dosti.
A Frontier Corps (FC) soldier embraced martyrdom on November 13 and two more sustained injuries in the midst of a cross-border attack, following which Pakistani authorities halted trade operations.
In a statement, Levies officials said: “Bilateral trade, foot traffic, and immigration system at the border has been suspended for the third day.”
They added that the terrorist responsible for the shooting was masquerading as a Taliban official. “The search for the person is still underway.”
Abdul Hameed Zehri, Deputy Commissioner of the town of Chaman, which borders the Afghan district of Spin Boldak, said Pakistanis stuck in Afghanistan are being allowed to enter the country after the inspection of their identity cards.
“High-level talks are being held to discuss the problems at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and a flag meeting is expected between both sides,” the DC said, noting that the border would remain closed till the person responsible for the unfortunate incident is handed over to the Pakistani authorities.
The DC added that areas nearby the border as well as the district’s hospital have been put on high alert. As a result of the suspension, hundreds of trucks containing goods were stuck waiting on both sides. –Agencies
