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Pakistan police use tear gas to disperse Afghans
The law enforcement authorities used tear gas to disperse the Crowd of agitated people.
"All the people stranded here are in great misery. We just demand that we be given a small opening, so that we can all go home. We were protesting because everyone is fed up of being stuck here. The severe cold is destroying us," said 62-year old Abdul Manan.
The border has been closed for nearly three weeks now.
Pakistani officials have said the border has been temporarily closed due to fear of an influx of Afghans who are trying to leave their homeland after the Taliban seized power in August.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/pakistan-police-tear-gas-disperse-142031011.html
