After four months, people in Chaman, Pakistan, who are restricted from traveling to the Afghanistan side are protesting against the Pakistan government for not finding a solution. 

Currently passports and visas are required for travel via the Spin Boldak crossing from both sides. This comes amid heightened tensions between the two countries in recent months. 

Protest movement organizers warn that the government of Pakistan will bear responsibility for any subsequent incidents if they fail to address this problem.

Protesters have been blocking several routes for almost four months and refusing to take part in Pakistan's elections in response to the decision to require passports and visas in order to pass through this crossing.

"I assure my people that we will travel through Kandahar and Quetta, with ID cards and visas, as before, without passports,” said Maulana Mohammad Yousef, a member of the Chaman protest movement.

"The result will be very dangerous, the situation will be out of our control and we will not accept anybody's words,” said Sadiq Khan Achekzai, the spokesman of the Chaman protest movement.

Following the requirement for a passport and visa, some people who travel through the Spin Boldak crossing said that they are facing numerous difficulties. They asked both sides to address this challenge immediately.

“People are facing many challenges, there is no work and money cannot be found,” Abdul Hakim, a resident of Spin Boldak district of Kandahar, told TOLOnews.

"Since we have gained our independence from the British, our citizens have gone with ID cards and not with passports,” Abdul Malik, a resident of Chaman, Pakistan said.

Meanwhile, the Islamic Emirate also asked the government of Pakistan to solve this problem.

"We have asked for solutions, but sadly, no agreement has been reached so far; the problem still exists. The caretaker government of Pakistan has imposed some restrictions and conditions that were not acceptable to the residents of that place. Therefore, they must understand that the wishes of the people are important and must be taken into account,” Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman of the Islamic Emirate, told TOLOnews.

Reportedly, before the passports and visas were required to travel through the Spin Boldak crossing, about 45,000 people used to travel through this crossing every day.