Pakistan and Taliban agree to 48-hour ceasefire
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The ceasefire, brokered late on Wednesday with mediation from Qatar and Saudi Arabia, reportedly came after Pakistan pleaded with the two nations to intervene.
In the wake of the latest clashes, the Taliban claimed that they “killed a large number of Pakistani soldiers”, captured their posts, seized their weapons, and “destroyed” most of their facilities in retaliation for an attack in the early hours of Wednesday.
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir called on President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday and briefed the president on the Afghan forces' provocative actions along
The Taliban responded with contradictory stances in the effort to rescue women and girls who were wounded and left homeless. That's a reflection of tensions between hardliners and pragmatists.
Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan escalated as the Afghan Taliban released drone footage showing strikes on Pakistani border outposts. Dozens of soldiers and civilians have died in fierce clashes near Spin Boldak,
Though a fragile 48-hour ceasefire has taken hold, the tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan are boiling after Pakistani airstrikes deep inside Afghan territory killed 15 civilians. Earlier, the Taliban overran Pakistani outposts and seized uniforms and weapons from the abandoned facilities.
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