epa09412014 People stranded at the Pakistani-Afghan border wait to cross the border after it was reopened at Chaman, Pakistan, 13 August 2021. Pakistani authorities reopened the border with Afghanistan on 13 August after several days of its closure. Taliban s shadow governor for Kandahar province had on 05 August issued a statement that announced the closing down of the border with Pakistan at Chaman, and said Islamabad should relax rules for crossing the frontier.  EPA/AKHTER GULFAM