clashes at border

Afghan forces engage in brawl with FC personnel as latter stop sugar smugglers ISLAMABAD: An altercation occurred between Afghan forces and FC personnel at the Torkham border when the latter …

Known as the Lion of Herat, Khan battled Soviet occupiers in the 1980s and was a key member of the Northern Alliance whose US-backed forces toppled the Taliban in 2001.

Afghan protesters carried dead body of a local to a Pakistani office demanding reopening of the border. Some Afghans started throwing stones at security forces, who responded by firing tear …