Pakistan, Afghanistan extend ceasefire as Doha talks set to begin, sources say


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  • Friday, 17 Oct 2025

Smoke rises, in this still image from handout video, said to show Pakistani forces conducting a drone strike on an Afghan Taliban border post, in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, October 15, 2025. ISPR/Handout via REUTERS

PESHAWAR, Pakistan/KABUL (Reuters) -Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed on Friday to extend their 48-hour ceasefire until the conclusion of talks in Doha, according to three Pakistani security officials and one Afghan Taliban source.

A Pakistani delegation had already arrived in Doha while an Afghan delegation was expected to reach the Qatari capital on Saturday, said the sources, who did not want to be named as they were not authorised to speak to the media.

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