Afghanistan and Pakistan, embroiled in more than a week of fighting that has killed dozens of people and injured hundreds, have agreed to an immediate ceasefire, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday.
The sides agreed to establish mechanisms to consolidate lasting peace and stability, and to hold follow-up talks in the coming days to ensure the sustainability of the truce, the Qatari statement said. Qatar and Türkiye mediated the negotiations, the statement added.
Violence has escalated between the neighbors since earlier this month, with each country saying they were responding to aggression from the other.
Afghanistan denies harboring militants who carry out attacks in border areas.
The two countries share a 2,611-kilometer border known as the Durand Line, but Afghanistan has never recognized it.
