Pakistan, Aug. 16 -- Pakistan has allowed more than 700 truckloads of humanitarian cargo to cross into Afghanistan through the Torkham border crossing in its northwest, UN and Pakistani officials said on Friday.

Pakistan has kept its border crossings with Afghanistan closed for trade since October 2025, following a series of deadly clashes and heightening security tensions. The shutdown also halted the movement of Afghan transit cargo through Karachi.

Repeated border clashes and worsening economic situation have forced tens of thousands of Afghans to leave their homes, with UN and other international agencies delivering "life-saving food" to displaced Afghan families.

Mohamed Yahya, the UN resident and humanitarian coordinator in Pakis...