An exclusive TOLOnews report shows how Pakistani military officials are harassing traders and truck drivers trying to bring goods into Afghanistan.

TOLOnews footage gathered in Peshawar and at the Afghan border by reporter Tamim Hamid, shows Afghan traders complaining that Pakistani officials have extorted money from them and even in some cases beaten them with the butts of their Kalashnikovs.

Pakistan closed its border with Afghanistan to supplies after a Nato helicopter strike on a border outpost on November 26 killed 24 soldiers. The repercussions are badly hitting Afghan traders.

In Nangarhar province, the closed border has precipitated a 50 percent drop in customs revenue.

Revenue at the border in Nangarhar was 7 billion Afghanis ($140 million) in the first nine months of this year, down from 14 billion Afghanis ($280 million) in the same period a year ago, according to customs officials.

Afghan traders have asked the Afghan government to tackle the issue as soon as possible.

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