Families wait to cross the Afghanistan-Pakistan border point in Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Th...
Families wait to cross the Afghanistan-Pakistan border point in Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Thousands of stranded Afghans and Pakistanis returned home on Tuesday as Pakistan temporarily reopened two main crossings that had been closed last month after a wave of militant attacks, officials said. (AP Photos/Allauddin Khan)
Vehicles carrying Afghan nationals, travel through Pakistan's famous Khyber Pass en route to neighboring Afghanistan in Pakistan, Tuesd...
Vehicles carrying Afghan nationals, travel through Pakistan's famous Khyber Pass en route to neighboring Afghanistan in Pakistan, Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Thousands of Afghans gathered at the Pakistani border to return home on Tuesday as Pakistan temporarily reopened two main crossings that had been closed last month after a wave of militant attacks. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
Families enter the Afghan side of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border point in Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March ...
Families enter the Afghan side of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border point in Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Thousands of stranded Afghans and Pakistanis returned home on Tuesday as Pakistan temporarily reopened two main crossings that had been closed last month after a wave of militant attacks, officials said. (AP Photos/Allauddin Khan)
Border police soldiers guard in Afghanistan-Pakistan border point in Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 7, 201...
Border police soldiers guard in Afghanistan-Pakistan border point in Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Thousands of stranded Afghans and Pakistanis returned home on Tuesday as Pakistan temporarily reopened two main crossings that had been closed last month after a wave of militant attacks, officials said. (AP Photos/Allauddin Khan)
Afghans wait to enter Afghanistan at Pakistan's Torkham border post, Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Thousands of Afghans gathered at the Pakis...
Afghans wait to enter Afghanistan at Pakistan's Torkham border post, Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Thousands of Afghans gathered at the Pakistani border to return home on Tuesday as Pakistan temporarily reopened two main crossings that had been closed last month after a wave of militant attacks. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
Families cross into the Afghan side of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border point in Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Tuesday, M...
Families cross into the Afghan side of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border point in Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Thousands of stranded Afghans and Pakistanis returned home on Tuesday as Pakistan temporarily reopened two main crossings that had been closed last month after a wave of militant attacks, officials said. (AP Photos/Allauddin Khan)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say authorities have again closed the two main border crossings with Afghanistan after a temporary, two-day opening that enabled nearly 35,000 people to cross the border.
The crossings were initially closed after a string of militant attacks in Pakistan last month killed over 125 people.
Islamabad has accused Kabul of failing to take action against Pakistani militant sanctuaries in Afghanistan's border regions. Kabul has denied the allegation.
Border management officials Fayyaz Khan and Irfan Toor said on Thursday that the Torkham and Chaman crossings would be shut indefinitely.
The crossings are major arteries for trade and commerce between the two neighbors.
Pakistan and Afghanistan have long accused each other of failing to combat extremists who operate along the porous frontier between the two nations.
