Pakistan-Afghanistan Clashes Close Key Border Crossings 🚧

Border crossings between Afghanistan and Pakistan remain closed, after violent confrontations in recent days.
Regional powers, including China and Russia, have expressed concern over the escalating violence.
Kabul denies harbouring the Pakistani Taliban (TTP), saying the fighting is taking place inside Pakistan.
Islamabad insists it prefers diplomacy but vows a “befitting response” if attacks persist.

Al Jazeera’s Kamal Hyder reports from the Torkham Border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Michael Semple is a Visiting Professor at Queen’s University Belfast and a former EU Representative in Afghanistan. He believes there's a clear need for Afghanistan to distance itself from the Pakistani Taliban.

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