Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed early Friday morning to continue the ceasefire in place following a rapid deterioration of ties between the two neighbours and a brief conflict along their shared border earlier this month.
Discussions between Pakistani and Afghan Taliban delegations had begun in Istanbul on Saturday, but Islamabad’s long-standing concern of terror attacks emanating from Afghanistan had been a bone of contention, resulting in a stalemate.
A joint statement released after the conclusion of the latest round of dialogue stated “further modalities of the implementation will be discussed and decided” during a Principal level meeting in Istanbul on November 6.
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