Pak-Afghan bus service opens after 27 years

A bus carrying 22 passengers left Peshawar, capital of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province, for the Afghan eastern city of Jalalabad.

The trial run of the bus was conducted in March. Authorities said they plan to run three buses from Peshawar and three buses from Jalalabad daily.

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The service came at a time when relations between the two neighbouring countries are tense following allegations by Afghan officials that Taliban insurgents are using Pakistani soil to launch attacks across the frontier.