The representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Pakistan said in a news conference yesterday that since the announcement of the decision of the Pakistani government to deport "illegal" immigrants and asylum seekers from this country, 374 thousand Afghan immigrants have returned to Afghanistan from Pakistan.

The Ministry of Immigrants and Returnees Affairs of the Islamic Emirate has announced that on the 30th, 3,916 Afghan immigrants entered the country from Pakistan through Torkham and Spin Boldak borders.

Pakistan does not allow empty cars in Torkham for the purpose of transferring goods, and daily up to $700,000 are lost to businessmen. Some businessmen and drivers said.

Torkham crossing was reopened this Friday morning after being closed for ten days.

The blocking of the Torkham border crossing, one of the key borders between Pakistan and Afghanistan, has caused the businessmen of the two countries to lose more than one million US dollars.

Officials at the Torkham crossing say that this crossing has been closed for the traffic of vehicles carrying commercial goods and passengers for four days.

37 Afghan refugees rel held in Pakistani prisons for varying durations of one to six months. The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation has officially announced.

In a meeting with the officials of the humanitarian aid program for refugees, the Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation has asked the International Organization for Migration to continue its assistance to the new returnees of Afghan refugees in Spin Boldak and Torkham ports.

All facilities have been provided for the export of fresh fruits and vegetables in Afghanistan. Ahmad Wali Haqmal, a spokesman for the Finance Ministry, said.

Since the Eid of Ramadan, Afghan citizens living in Pakistan can return to the country from Torkham port having their identity cards.

Afghan Security Forces have prevented the smuggling of more than 1,000 Kg of precious stones in the Torkham town of eastern Nangarhar.

In a a media conference, departments of transportation traffics of Nangarhar shared their annual report about their achievement.

The press office of the governor of the Islamic Emirate in Nangarhar has announced that the Torkham crossing has been closed again to the traffic of passengers and trolley cars, hours after it was reopened on Thursday.

Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai met with the UN Secretary General’s Deputy Special Representative to Afghanistan, and discussed the current situation of Afghanistan.

After the Pakistan government recently agreed to waive customs duty on the produce from Afghanistan and Iran. A total of 530 trucks carrying tomatoes and onions have crossed the border at Torkham in the past four days.

Another truckload of relief items has been handed over to Afghan officials at Torkham.

President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani says smuggling will be curbed in all ports and min highways similar as Torkham as he reaffirmed government’s full support to the industry sector of the country.