The Afghanistan government is planning to ban private Pakistani vehicles from crossing over a key southern border into its territory for “security reasons”, an official said on Wednesday. “The decision has been taken by the Afghan interior ministry to check growing incidents of violence in the bordering areas,” said Afghan Border Force Commander Abdul Razzaq Panjsheri while talking to reporters in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan’s Kandahar province. The commander said private vehicles, including cars and motorbikes, would not be allowed to cross the border from Thursday, but added that trade vehicles would not be stopped. Thousands of people cross the border daily for business, work or to meet relatives.