Wesh-Chaman Border Crossing
چمن باڈر کراسنگ | |
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Coordinates: 30°55′20″N 66°26′41″E / 30.92222°N 66.44472°E | |
Countries |
Pakistan Afghanistan |
Provinces |
Balochistan Kandahar |
Districts |
Chaman Spin Boldak |
Control |
Pakistan Taliban |
Time zone | UTC+5 ( PST) |
The Wesh–Chaman border crossing is one of the major international border crossings between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Located on the Pak-Afghan border, it leads north from the town of Chaman, Chaman District, Balochistan into Wesh, Afghanistan in Spin Boldak District, Kandahar province. More generally, it links the two provincial capitals: Quetta and Kandahar.
At least 10 thousand peoples cross this border on the daily basis having businesses in Wesh, Afghanistan and return home in the evening. [1]
On 14 July 2021, the border crossing was captured by Taliban forces as part of the 2021 Taliban offensive. [2]
A brick, double-arched Friendship Gate, rising three stories tall, was erected in 2003. The gate facing towards Balochistan bears the words "Proud Pakistani" and "Pakistan First". [3] [4] [5]
Its official hours run from morning to sunset, though smuggling may continue at night. [5]
The Wesh-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, [6] with roughly 60 to 100 trucks traversing Chaman daily. [3]
On January 18, 2010, ISAF commander General Stanley A. McChrystal visited the site after discussing the crossing's efficiency with Pakistani authorities. [7] A US-run Forward operating base (FOB) was located in Spin Boldak, which monitored the border crossing along with the Afghan Border Police and the Afghan National Army.
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Wesh-Chaman Border Crossing
چمن باڈر کراسنگ | |
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Coordinates: 30°55′20″N 66°26′41″E / 30.92222°N 66.44472°E | |
Countries |
Pakistan Afghanistan |
Provinces |
Balochistan Kandahar |
Districts |
Chaman Spin Boldak |
Control |
Pakistan Taliban |
Time zone | UTC+5 ( PST) |
The Wesh–Chaman border crossing is one of the major international border crossings between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Located on the Pak-Afghan border, it leads north from the town of Chaman, Chaman District, Balochistan into Wesh, Afghanistan in Spin Boldak District, Kandahar province. More generally, it links the two provincial capitals: Quetta and Kandahar.
At least 10 thousand peoples cross this border on the daily basis having businesses in Wesh, Afghanistan and return home in the evening. [1]
On 14 July 2021, the border crossing was captured by Taliban forces as part of the 2021 Taliban offensive. [2]
A brick, double-arched Friendship Gate, rising three stories tall, was erected in 2003. The gate facing towards Balochistan bears the words "Proud Pakistani" and "Pakistan First". [3] [4] [5]
Its official hours run from morning to sunset, though smuggling may continue at night. [5]
The Wesh-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, [6] with roughly 60 to 100 trucks traversing Chaman daily. [3]
On January 18, 2010, ISAF commander General Stanley A. McChrystal visited the site after discussing the crossing's efficiency with Pakistani authorities. [7] A US-run Forward operating base (FOB) was located in Spin Boldak, which monitored the border crossing along with the Afghan Border Police and the Afghan National Army.
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Media related to Wesh–Chaman border crossing at Wikimedia Commons