Kuwait city: Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday agreed to a temporary ceasefire after violent clashes between the Pakistan army and Afghan forces resulted in casualties on both sides.
According to Kuwait News Agency, a statement issued by the Pakistan Foreign Office confirmed that, at the request of the Afghan Taliban regime and with mutual consent between the government of Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban, a temporary ceasefire has been agreed upon starting Wednesday for the next 48 hours.
The statement emphasized that during this period, both sides are committed to making sincere efforts to find a constructive and positive resolution to this complex yet solvable issue through meaningful dialogue.
Earlier reports indicated that the Pakistan military claimed around 40 Afghan Taliban fighters were killed in fresh clashes in the Spin Boldak area of Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province and the Kurram tribal district of northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province, which borders Afghanistan.
The clashes initially erupted last Sunday between Afghan Taliban forces and the Pakistan Army, resulting in the deaths of at least 23 Pakistani soldiers and 200 Afghan Taliban fighters.