Hundreds of trucks still remain on the border of Afghanistan with Pakistan due to the fact that the official Islamabad has again closed all the checkpoint, reports Reuters.
CPP “Chaman”, an important source of customs revenues for the lack of money of the government of Afghanistan, was closed for about three weeks, despite repeated protests of truckers and refugees stuck in anticipation at the border.
“We also have life. We have children, and we need money,” said one of the truck drivers.
As Afghanistan is deeply immersed in the economic crisis, neighboring countries are increasingly concerned about the massacre of refugees.
But the closure of “Chaman” and the largest checkpoint – “Torcham”, as well as the suspension of the flights of Pakistani airlines from Kabul left Afghanistan to a large extent isolated.
Sunday for a short time, the border was open to miss people who need urgent medical care, in Pakistan, who has a much more developed health care system than Afghanistan. But it was closed again in a few hours, with the result that many were in a difficult position at the border.
“Many people, including patients, remained here,” said one of the inhabitants of Afghanistan.
He also said that Pakistani border guards dispersed the waiting crowd with batons, and it is unclear when the border opens again.