Torkham

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Torkham, Afghanistan
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Nangarhar
Time zone	GMT+04:30 Kabul (UTC)

Torkham is a town belonging to Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan, right on the border with Pakistan. It is linked by a highway with Jalalabad to the west, Peshawar in Pakistan to the east, and is only five kilometers west of the Khyber Pass. Torkham is the busiest port of entry between Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is also a major transporting, shipping and receiving site between the two neighboring countries.^[1]

[edit] See also

• Afghanistan
• Spin Boldak
• Provincial Reconstruction Team
• International Security Assistance Force

[edit] References and footnotes

[edit] External links

• Historical Guide To Afghanistan - From The East (Torkham to Kabul)