Khyber Pass Closure: Kinetic Escalation at Torkham Threatens Regional Trade Arteries

The Torkham border crossing—the primary trade artery between Pakistan and Afghanistan—is currently paralyzed. Following sustained kinetic exchanges between the Frontier Corps and Taliban forces, the corridor is a deadlock. This is no longer localized friction. It is a strategic blockade.

Over 1,200 commercial vehicles are currently stranded. Security reinforcements are mobilizing on both sides of the Durand Line. For logistics operators, the risk of cargo spoilage is now secondary to the threat of collateral damage from artillery fire. The Central Asia-South Asia (CASA) transit corridor is officially severed until a high-level diplomatic de-escalation is achieved...

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