Pakistan-Taliban war: Both countries agree to temporary ceasefire after airstrike in Kandahar, PM Shehbaz Sharif likely to…
Pakistan carried out an airstrike in Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Wednesday, Afghan and Pakistan officials said, before a temporary ceasefire was agreed between the two nations.
New Delhi: In a major development, Pakistan on Wednesday carried out an airstrike in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, Afghan and Pakistan officials said, before a temporary ceasefire was agreed between the two nations. Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban administration have agreed to a temporary ceasefire for 48 hours starting 5.30pm Pakistan local time (1300 GMT) on Wednesday.
Both Pakistan and Afghanistan will make sincere efforts, through dialogue, to find a positive solution to the complex yet resolvable issue, Pakistan’s foreign ministry said in a statement.
It is important to note that the agreement comes after fresh fighting broke out on Wednesday along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. The attack killed more than a dozen civilians and troops to shatter a fragile peace after weekend clashes that killed dozens.
The weekend fighting was the worst between the neighbours since the Taliban seized power in Kabul in 2021, despite regular clashes between their security forces along the contested 2,600 km (1,600-mile) frontier.
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