US EditionPakistan allows UN to send relief supplies to Afghanistan through 2 key border crossings
Pakistan permits phased delivery of 143 UN containers with food, medicine, and educational supplies through Chaman and Torkham, keeping borders closed to general trade.
- On Thursday , the Ministry of Commerce said it will temporarily allow United Nations relief supplies into Afghanistan via the Chaman and Torkham border crossings.
- Following closures triggered by attacks on October 12, the Government of Pakistan approved a limited humanitarian exception for United Nations agencies after formal requests.
- Humanitarian cargo will move in three stages, starting with 143 containers of food supplies, followed by medicines and medical equipment, then education kits from UNICEF, WFP, and UNFPA.
- Despite the humanitarian exemption, officials stressed the border remains closed to trade, with losses exceeding 100 million and up to 25,000 workers affected, including 495 queued vehicles.
- The Ministry of Commerce instructed the Federal Board of Revenue and Directorate General of Transit Trade to expedite phased clearance of UN containers, with aid allowed soon after talks with the UN resident coordinator.
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Pakistan allows UN aid to Afghanistan via 2 border points
Peshawar: Pakistan on Thursday decided to allow United Nations agencies to deliver relief supplies to Afghanistan from two border crossing points in northwest Pakistan, according to an official communication issued by the Ministry of Commerce. The ministry has written a letter to the Director General of Afghan Transit Trade and the Member Customs Operations of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), informing them of the decision. The approval has b…
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Pakistan allows UN to send relief supplies to Afghanistan through 2 key border crossings
A government official says Pakistan is allowing the United Nations to deliver relief supplies into Afghanistan through two key border crossings that have been closed for nearly two months.
Pakistan says to let humanitarian aid into Afghanistan
Pakistan will temporarily allow UN relief supplies into Afghanistan, officials said Thursday, in the first partial border opening since deadly clashes erupted between the two neighbours in October. The countries have been locked in an increasingly bitter dispute since the Taliban authorities retook control in Kabul in 2021. Islamabad accuses its neighbour of harbouring militants that launch cross-border attacks, charges that the Afghan governmen…
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