PESHAWAR: Twenty-one trucks carrying humanitarian food assistance from the World Food Programme (WFP) crossed into Afghanistan through the Torkham border on Tuesday, while the remaining five vehicles are expected to follow later, officials said.
The convoy forms part of a 26-vehicle shipment transporting WFP relief supplies for vulnerable communities in Afghanistan. The trucks arrived at Torkham from Karachi on Monday and completed the required electronic scanning and customs clearance procedures before receiving permission to proceed.
Despite completing formalities, the convoy was unable to cross into Afghanistan on Monday evening because the border crossing had closed for the day. The vehicles were subsequently moved to the Zero Point on Tuesday morning and were granted clearance to enter Afghanistan.
According to border officials and customs clearing agents, the remaining five trucks are expected to cross later after completing the necessary arrangements.
Officials also indicated that additional WFP consignments are likely to arrive at Torkham in the coming days, suggesting that further humanitarian shipments could be transported into Afghanistan through the crossing.
The Torkham border, one of the busiest trade and transit routes linking Pakistan and Afghanistan, has remained subject to security-related restrictions since October 2025, when cross-border tensions led to tighter controls and periodic closures.
Earlier this year, a separate convoy of around 20 WFP containers was returned to Karachi after the Afghan Taliban authorities declined to accept the UN agency’s humanitarian assistance.
