Fresh fighting has been reported at the Torkham border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan on Sunday, 1 November 2026, disrupting movement through one of the busiest crossings between the two countries.
According to local sources quoted by Hasht-e Subh Daily, the clashes began around noon at the crossing. The sources said Taliban fighters tried to set up a checkpoint near the crossing, and Pakistani forces opposed the move, after which the two sides exchanged fire.
Khaama Press, also citing local sources, reported that the two sides fired towards each other's positions near the Durand Line and that the fighting was continuing at the time of its report. It identified the disputed post as Jangal, near the border.
The fighting has had an immediate effect on people at the crossing. Hasht-e Subh reported that staff from humanitarian organisations left the area after the fighting began, and that the Taliban evacuated a camp for migrants deported from Pakistan, moving returnees away from the site. Khaama Press reported that the return of Afghan migrants from Pakistan through Torkham was halted.
No official comment had been made public by either the Taliban authorities or Pakistani officials by the time of these reports, and no casualty or damage figures for today's clashes were immediately available. Readers should treat today's casualty picture as unconfirmed until an official statement or a verified update appears.
Local sources described this as the third clash between Taliban and Pakistani forces at Torkham in the past week, underlining how tense the border has become. Torkham, which links Afghanistan's Nangarhar province with Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is a main route for people and goods, and repeated fighting there puts civilians, returning families and aid workers at risk.
The border tensions come at a difficult moment in relations between the two neighbours. Pakistan has accused militant groups based in Afghanistan of launching attacks inside Pakistan, a charge the Taliban authorities deny. Pakistan issued a sharp warning to Afghanistan on Saturday night, saying terrorism is a "red line" — a statement covered in our earlier post today — and today's reported fighting shows that the situation on the ground remains unsettled.
We will update this story as soon as an official statement or a verified update on the situation at Torkham becomes available.
Sources: Hasht-e Subh Daily (8am.media), Khaama Press.
--- Roman Urdu version ---
Torkham border crossing par aaj, itwaar 1 November 2026 ko, Pakistan aur Afghanistan ki forces ke darmiyan dobara jharp ki khabar hai, jis se is ahem guzargah par aamad-o-raft mutasir hui hai.
Hasht-e Subh Daily ke hawale se maqami zaraye ne bataya ke jharp dopahar ke qareeb shuru hui. Zaraye ke mutabiq Taliban fighters ne crossing ke qareeb ek checkpoint qaim karne ki koshish ki, jis par Pakistani forces ne mukhalfat ki, aur phir dono taraf se firing hui.
Khaama Press ne bhi maqami zaraye ke hawale se bataya ke dono taraf ne Durand Line ke qareeb ek doosre ki positions par firing ki, aur us waqt tak jharp jaari thi. Us ne mutanaza post ka naam Jangal bataya hai.
Is jharp ka fori asar wahan maujood logon par para hai. Hasht-e Subh ke mutabiq insani imdadi tanzeemon ka amla ilaqa chhor gaya, aur Taliban ne Pakistan se deport kiye gaye migrants ke camp ko khaali kar ke wapas aane walon ko wahan se hata diya. Khaama Press ke mutabiq Torkham ke zariye Afghan migrants ki wapsi ruk gayi hai.
In reports ke waqt tak na Taliban hukoomat aur na Pakistani hukaam ki taraf se koi sarkaari bayan saamne aaya tha, aur aaj ki jharp mein nuqsan ya zakhmi hone walon ke baare mein koi tasdeeq shuda adad-o-shumar maujood nahi tha. Is liye aaj ke nuqsan ki surat-e-haal ko tab tak ghair-tasdeeq shuda samjha jaye jab tak koi sarkaari bayan ya tasdeeq shuda update na aa jaye.
Maqami zaraye ne isay guzishta ek haftay mein Torkham par teesri jharp qarar diya hai, jo batata hai ke sarhad par kashidgi kitni barh gayi hai. Torkham, jo Afghanistan ke Nangarhar soobay ko Pakistan ke Khyber Pakhtunkhwa se milata hai, logon aur samaan ki aamad-o-raft ka ahem rasta hai, aur wahan baar baar jharp se aam shehri, wapas aane wale khandan aur imdadi karkun khatre mein par jate hain.
Dono hamsaya mulkon ke darmiyan talluqat is waqt mushkil daur se guzar rahe hain. Pakistan ka kehna hai ke Afghanistan mein maujood militant groups Pakistan ke andar hamlay karte hain, jabke Taliban hukoomat is ilzaam ko mustarad karti hai. Haftay ki raat Pakistan ne Afghanistan ko sakht warning di thi ke dehshatgardi "red line" hai — jo hamari aaj ki pehli post mein cover hui — aur aaj ki jharp batati hai ke zameen par surat-e-haal abhi bhi ghair-mustahkam hai.
Jaisay hi Torkham ki surat-e-haal par koi sarkaari bayan ya tasdeeq shuda update aayega, hum is khabar ko update karenge.
Sources: Hasht-e Subh Daily (8am.media), Khaama Press.
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