Pakistan and the Taliban-led Afghan government have agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire beginning Wednesday evening at 6 pm local time, Islamabad announced, following fresh border clashes between the two sides.

In a statement, Pakistan’s foreign ministry said both countries had committed to using dialogue to find a “positive solution” to what it described as a “complex yet resolvable issue.”

There was no immediate confirmation on the matter from the Taliban government.

The announcement came following renewed fighting along the border that killed and injured dozens, officials said. The clashes erupted overnight Tuesday in the remote area spanning southeastern Afghanistan’s Spin Boldak district and Pakistan’s Chaman district.

Both sides blamed each other for initiating the violence.

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