Wesh–Chaman border crossing
The Wesh–Chaman border crossing is one of the major international border crossings between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Located on the Pak-Afghan border, it leads north from the town of Chaman, Chaman District, Balochistan into Wesh, Afghanistan in Spin Boldak District, Kandahar province. More generally, it links the two provincial capitals: Quetta and Kandahar.
Wesh-Chaman Border Crossing
چمن باڈر کراسنگ | |
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Chaman Border Gate between Afghanistan and Pakistan | |
Wesh-Chaman Border Crossing Wesh-Chaman Border Crossing Wesh-Chaman Border Crossing | |
| Coordinates: 30°55′20″N 66°26′41″E | |
| Countries | Pakistan Afghanistan |
| Provinces | Balochistan Kandahar |
| Districts | Chaman Spin Boldak |
| Control | Pakistan Taliban |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
At least 10 thousand peoples cross this border on the daily basis having businesses in Wesh, Afghanistan and return home in the evening.
On 14 July 2021, the border crossing was captured by Taliban forces as part of the 2021 Taliban offensive.
A brick, double-arched Friendship Gate, rising three stories tall, was erected in 2003. The gate facing towards Balochistan bears the words "Proud Pakistani" and "Pakistan First".
Its official hours run from morning to sunset, though smuggling may continue at night.