Torkham

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Torkham
Torkham's main street
Torkham's main street
Torkham (Afghanistan)
Torkham
Torkham
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 34°6′53″N 71°5′5″E / 34.11472, 71.08472
Country Flag of Afghanistan Afghanistan
Province Nangarhar Province
District
Elevation 3,497 ft (1,066 m)
Time zone UTC+4:30 (UTC)

Torkham is a border crossing town in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan and the Khyber Agency of Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas, right on the Durand Line border.[1][2][3] It is linked by a highway with Jalalabad to the west, Peshawar to the east, and is linked the N-5 National Highway to Karachi - the town is only five kilometres west of the summit 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.[4]

In November 2001 the New York Times reported that Towr Kham was the home of Hazrati Ali, an anti-Taliban militia leader who seized power after the Taliban retreated.[2] The New York Times reported that Hazrati Ali had joined forces with two other militia leaders, Mawlawi Yunis Khalis, and Ezatullah, to set up a regional provisional government.

In April 2006 the Afghan Border Police announced that they would start requiring travelers crossing the border at Towr Kham to possess valid travel documents.[3][5]

Highway 1 connects Towr Kham to Kabul.[6]

American forces staff the nearby Towr Kham Fire Base.[7][8]

An Afghan-Pakistani border crossing site at Turkham city near Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan.

Customs weighing scale in Turkham border city.

Customs declaration room in Turkham border city.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Rebuilding Afghanistan: Strengthening the Government. USAID (March 24, 2004). Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
  2. ^ a b David Rohde. "A NATION CHALLENGED: AFGHANISTAN REDUX; Warlord Rule Is Re-emerging In Some Towns", New York Times, Friday, November 16, 2001. Retrieved on 2008-02-19. 
  3. ^ a b "ANP secure Towr Kham border", Defense and Security, Afghanistan, April 4, 2006. Retrieved on 2008-02-19. 
  4. ^ Nancy Hatch Dupree. An Historical Guide To Afghanistan - From The East - Chapter 10 - Torkham to Kabul.
  5. ^ "Afghan Police Secure Towr Kham Border", American Forces Press Service, April 10, 2006. Retrieved on 2008-02-18. 
  6. ^ Lt. Col Gordon Phillips and State Department Representative Shawn Waddoups. "DoD News Briefing with Lt. Col. Phillips from Afghanistan", United States Department of Defense, August 22, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-02-10. "As far as the second question about roads to connect to the Ring Road, we have recently received approval to build -- or to make asphalt roads that connect four of the important district centers here in Nangarhar to Highway 1, which is the main road that runs from Towr Kham gate, the border crossing point with -- between Afghanistan and Pakistan and runs into Kabul and connects with the Ring Road." 
  7. ^ Sgt. Matt Summers. "'Fighting Deuce' MPs Patrol Afghan Mountains", Defend America, May 26, 2006. Retrieved on 2008-02-18. 
  8. ^ "Afghan Border Police, Villagers Secure Border", Defend America, May 24, 2006. Retrieved on 2008-02-18. 

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