Spill Overfighting News Today

Desperate for a way out. but then, what seems inevitable happened. 0utnumbered afghan police forces surrendered to the taliban. now the number of afghans seeking refuge is much less. the taliban are not letting anyone out. 0nly traders or those with valid travel documents are allowed to cross. we are seeing that more afghan citizens are interacting with the taliban fighters. they are quietly standing at a safe distance. the border security officials have told me that since the situation in afgha...

Pakistan, worried about a spill—overfighting, had shared its side of the border prior to talibans takeover. torkham has been the main point of refugees influx into pakistan for decades, but amid the increasing violence across the border in recent years, the country has been fencing itself off from afghanistan. but whatever happens on the other side of the border will always resonate here. this market, just a few kilometres away from torkham, is frequented by afghans who had fled to pakistan. t...