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Published on: 04/22/2026 - 3:46 p.m. Modified on: 04/22/2026 - 3:48 p.m.

It has been six months since the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan was completely closed, a direct consequence of the worsening conflict between Kabul and Islamabad. Despite several attempts at mediation, the negotiations failed and the two countries remain in a diplomatic impasse in the face of a conflict which has already caused tens of thousands of displaced people and numerous victims. Result: a total commercial blockage since mid-October.

For Afghanistan, a landlocked country facing a serious humanitarian crisis, the situation is even more critical: the war in Iran is blocking its only other route for international trade and considerably restricting air links. A situation plunging thousands of residents dependent on cross-border trade into unemployment and precariousness.

A report by Shahzaib Wahlah and Ondine de Gaulle, in collaboration with Sayed Aman Sadat.

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