Pakistan Shuts Main Afghan Border Crossing After Mortar Fire

Pakistan closed the main border crossing with Afghanistan on Wednesday after mortar bombs landed in Pakistani territory from across the border.

Pakistani army soldiers stand guard on a border terminal in Ghulam Khan, a town in North Waziristan, on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan on Jan. 27, 2019. Farooq Naeem/AFP via Getty Images

PESHAWAR, Pakistan—Pakistan closed the main border crossing with Afghanistan on Wednesday after mortar bombs landed in Pakistani territory from across the border, a Pakistani official said.

The Torkham border crossing, at the top of the Khyber Pass, through which thousands of vehicles pass every week, is the main trade link between the uneasy neighbors.