Thousands of Pakistani Traders Stuck in Afghanistan After Border Closures, Jirga Says

Trucks transporting Afghan refugees with their belongings are seen along a road towards the Pakistan-Afghanistan Torkham border on November 3, 2023, following Pakistan’s government decision to expel people illegally staying in the country. – More than 165,000 Afghans have fled Pakistan since Islamabad issued an ultimatum to 1.7 million people a month ago to leave or face arrest and deportation, officials said on November 2. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)

A Pashtun tribal jirga in Pakistan said...