Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to immediate ceasefire during talks, mediator Qatar says


A Taliban fighter stands next to vehicles destroyed during an airstrike, following a temporary ceasefire, amid the conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan, in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, October 16, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer

CAIRO (Reuters) -Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire during talks mediated by Qatar and Turkey in Doha, Qatar's foreign ministry announced early Sunday on X.

(Reporting by Menna Alaa El-Din)

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