Chaman border crossing

Chaman border crossing

The Chaman border crossing is one of the major international border crossings between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Located on the Durand Line, it leads north from the town of Chaman, Balochistan province into Spin Boldak, Kandahar province. More generally, it links the two provincial capitals: Quetta and Kandahar. A brick, double-arched Friendship Gate, rising three stories tall, was erected on the Pakistani half of the crossing in 2003, and bears the words PROUND PAKISTANI and PAKISTAN FIRST.[1][2][3] Its official hours run from morning to sunset, though smuggling continues at night.[3]

War in Afghanistan

Main article: War in Afghanistan (2001–present)

The Chaman border crossing has been used by international forces (ISAF) in Afghanistan as part of a major supply route stretching from the Port of Karachi to Kandahar,[4] with roughly 60 to 100 trucks traversing Chaman daily.[1] On January 18, 2010, ISAF commander General Stanley A. McChrystal visited the site after discussing the crossing's efficiency with Pakistani authorities.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b Mekhennet, Souad; Oppel, Richard A. (2010-02-04). "Even Where Pakistani Law Exists, Taliban Find a Porous Border". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/05/world/asia/05baluch.html. Retrieved 2010-02-04. 
  2. ^ Rizvi, Muddassir (2003-12-09). "Suspicion of Pakistan runs deep". Asia Times Online. http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/EL09Df04.html. Retrieved 2010-02-04. 
  3. ^ a b Giovanni, Janine Di (2008-06-10). "Pakistan's Phantom Border". Vanity Fair. http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/07/pakistan200807?printable=true. Retrieved 2010-02-05.  Note: Photograph of gate by Alex Majoli on p. 1 of story; account of visit on p. 5.
  4. ^ Roggio, Bill (2009-09-09). "Chaman border crossing closed to NATO traffic". The Long War Journal. http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2009/09/chaman_border_crossi.php. Retrieved 2010-02-04. 
  5. ^ "US troops surge in Afghanistan: McChrystal inspects Chaman point to quicken equipment shipments". Pakistan Observer. 2010-01-20. http://pakobserver.net/201001/20/news/topstories06.asp. Retrieved 2010-02-05. 
  6. ^ "McChrystal visits Chaman border". The Nation. 2010-01-19. http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Politics/19-Jan-2010/McChrystal-visits-Chaman-border. Retrieved 2010-02-05. 

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