Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to a temporary ceasefire on Wednesday after an air strike and ground fighting ramped up tensions between the South Asian neighbours, leaving more than a dozen civilians dead and 100 wounded.

Dozens of fighters were killed in overnight border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan, both sides said on Sunday, in the most serious fighting between the neighbours since the Taliban came to power in Kabul.

Earlier in the week, Afghan authorities accused Pakistan of bombing the capital, Kabul, and a market in the country’s east.

Border clashes over the weekend between Afghanistan and Pakistan led to the deaths of dozens of soldiers, the most serious clash between the two countries since the Taliban seized power in Kabul in 2021,

In response to the latest round of Pakistani attacks inside Afghanistan, the Taliban said they killed several Pakistani soldiers and captured their posts and weapons, including tanks. They paraded those purported captured tanks in Afghan streets as well.

Pakistan’s generals sound tough on the airwaves, but their inability to prevent militants from launching attacks from Afghan soil has pushed Islamabad into dangerous brinksmanship that could easily spiral beyond border skirmishes.

In a major setback for Pakistan, there are reports that India and Afghanistan may sign a defence deal, under which India can provide air defence to Afghanistan.

He supported America’s war, escaped Afghanistan and started a family in the U.S. Then ICE arrested him. If he is deported, he expects the Taliban to kill him.