In a bid to strengthen peace efforts between Afghanistan and Pakistan, high-level delegations from both countries, along with mediators Turkiye and Qatar, held a series of meetings in Istanbul from October 25 to 30 to keep up the recently agreed ceasefire.

According to a joint statement posted on X by the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday, the meetings were aimed at "solidifying the ceasefire which was agreed by Afghanistan and Pakistan in Doha on 18-19 October with the mediation of Turkiye and Qatar."

October 30, 2025

"All parties have agreed on continuation of ceasefire," the statement read. It added that "further modalities of the implementation will be discussed and decided in a Principal level meeting in Istanbul on 6 November."

The statement further noted that "all pa

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