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Torkham (Pashto: طورخم Tūrkham) is a border crossing town in Khyber Agency of Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas, right on the Durand Line border.[1][2] It connects with the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. It is the busiest port of entry between the two countries, serving as a major transporting, shipping, and receiving site.
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[edit] Transport
Torkham lies at the end of the N-5 National Highway which runs all the way from Karachi.[3]
[edit] Geography
The town is only five kilometres west of the summit of the Khyber Pass.
[edit] Ethnicity
Torkham and the vast surrounding area is inhabited by ethnic Pashtun tribes or Pashtun people.
[edit] NATO Supply route
Torkham lies on the most important supply route for ISAF forces in Afghanistan. Pakistan has used blocking supplies as a bargaining chip, for example as a reaction to coalition forces attacking targets in Pakistan for example in 2008[4] and 2010.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Rebuilding Afghanistan: Strengthening the Government" (PDF). USAID. March 24, 2004. http://www.usaid.gov/locations/asia_near_east/documents/countries/afghanistan/033104_report.pdf. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- ^ "ANP secure Torkham border" (PDF). Defense and Security, Afghanistan. April 4, 2006. http://www.ddrafg.com/images/ANP/DASH-A%2004-01%20ANP%20Towr%20Kham%20border.pdf. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
- ^ [http://nha.gov.pk/images/stories/services/routedistance/rd1.jpg N5 National Highway. Retrieved 21 January 2012
- ^ Pakistan blocks fuel to US forces, SEPTEMBER 06, 2008
- ^ "Pakistan 'to reopen key NATO Afghanistan supply route'". BBC News. 2010-10-09. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11507472. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
