Pakistan-Afghan border reopens days after clash

Fighting between security forces had left at least three dead

QUETTA:

The Chaman border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan has reopened, officials said Sunday, days after fighting between security forces left at least three dead.

"The border has reopened for all sort of activities," a spokesman for Pakistan's paramilitary border force told AFP.

A security source said it came after "successful talks" between Pakistani officials and the governor of Afghanistan's Kandahar province.

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Mahmood Azaam, spokesman for the governor, confirmed it had reopened.

Each side blamed the other for Thursday's clashes at the Chaman-Spin Boldak crossing, which locals said involved light and heavy weapons.

Thousands usually cross every day, including traders, Afghans seeking medical treatment in Pakistan, and people visiting relatives.