Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to immediate ceasefire after talks mediated by Qatar, Turkey

By Reuters 19 October 2025, 7:50 am

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Afghanistan and Pakistan agree to an immediate ceasefire during talks in Doha after a week of fierce border clashes that were the worst violence between the two countries since the Taliban seized power in Kabul in 2021.

The ceasefire between the South Asian neighbors “has been finalized,” Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif posts on X, saying both sides will meet again on October 25 in Istanbul to discuss “detailed matters.”

Qatar’s foreign ministry, which mediated yesterday’s talks along with Turkey, says the follow-up meetings are meant “to ensure the sustainability of the ceasefire and verify its implementation in a reliable and sustainable manner.”