Around 800 families in Torkham have been forced to leave their homes due to intermittent clashes and shelling attacks by Pakistani forces.
Local residents told that Pakistan’s missile attacks have caused massive damage to their homes and shops.
Abdul Haq, a resident of Torkham Township, said that four nights ago he was forced to leave his home due to attacks by Pakistani forces and seek shelter in a safer area.
Abdul Haq added: “Shells were coming from Pakistan, I didn’t know where they would land, but we fled and found shelter here. That night, it was also raining, and we ran away with our children and women.”
“We left under very difficult conditions while bullets were being fired. We took the children out, but we didn’t even have blankets or quilts with us,” said Roqil, another displaced person in Torkham.
Some of the displaced people claim that Pakistani forces do not have the capability to fight face-to-face with the forces of the Islamic Emirate, which is why they target civilians and workers.
“It is the month of Ramadan; whether we had dry or fresh food, we should have been able to eat it in our homes, but now we are displaced here,” Nasib Gul, a resident of Torkham
Meanwhile, local officials have announced efforts to provide urgent assistance to the displaced people.
Baz Mohammad Abdul Rahman, head of the Nangarhar department of refugees and repatriation:”Around 800 families have been displaced from the areas near Torkham. Organizations under the supervision of the department of refugees and repatriation are conducting surveys, and assistance will be provided shortly.”
Mohammad Hashim Maiwandwal, head of the Omari camp in Torkham, said about the aid to the displaced: “Several organizations have arrived, and the survey process is ongoing to assist them.”
This comes as the Torkham crossing has been closed to all movement by Pakistan for the past 13 days, leaving hundreds of passengers, emergency patients, and thousands of cargo trucks stranded at the crossing.