Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to a temporary 48-hour ceasefire starting 6 pm on Wednesday, Islamabad’s foreign ministry said as per Reuters . The announcement follows more than a week of some of the deadliest cross-border fighting in recent years between the Pakistani military and the Afghan Taliban regime. The brief truce comes amid mounting civilian casualties, destruction of border outposts and a worsening humanitarian situation along the Durand Line, where both sides have traded heavy fire since last week.
The fighting erupted after Pakistan reportedly launched cross-border airstrikes in Kabul last week, targeting Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) camps. Pakistan accuses the Afghan Taliban of harbouring TTP militants, responsible for killing hundreds of Pakistani soldiers since 202