Pakistan, Afghanistan agree on temporary ceasefire
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan Wednesday agreed on a temporary ceasefire for the next 48 hours amid recent border hostilities between the two countries.
“A temporary ceasefire has been decided between the Pakistani government and the Afghan Taliban regime, with the mutual consent of both parties, for the next 48 hours from 6pm today, at the request of the Taliban,” said a statement issued by the Foreign Office on Wednesday.
“During this period, both sides will make sincere efforts to find a positive solution to this complex but solvable issue through constructive dialogue,” it added.
Taliban regime spokesperson ZabiullahMujahid said on X that Afghan forces were instructed to respect the ceasefire, “unless any aggression takes place”.
Pakistan conducted ‘precision strikes’ in Kandahar, Kabul: Pakistan carried out ‘precision strikes’ against Afghan Taliban regime and terrorist hideouts in Kandahar and Kabul, destroying several Taliban battalion headquarters, according to security sources.
In Kandahar, the Pakistan Army struck Battalion Headquarters 4 and 8, as well as Border Brigade 5. “All targets were carefully selected to strike that were isolated from civilian populations and were successfully destroyed,” said security officials.
In Kabul, the operation targeted the leadership and central hub of the Fitna al-Hindustan network. Security sources emphasised, Pakistan Army is fully capable of giving befitting response to any act of aggression.
“These operations demonstrate our capability to precisely neutralise terrorist infrastructure while minimising risks to civilians,” officials added.
Tensions flared after Taliban forces launched an attack in Kurram region last night. Afghan Taliban regime, along with TTP terrorists, referred to by the government as ‘Fitna al-Khawarij’, opened indiscriminate fire on Pakistani positions, prompting a strong and decisive response from the Pakistan Army.
The retaliatory strikes reportedly inflicted significant damage to multiple Taliban posts. Security officials said, a Taliban regime tank was destroyed, and fighters were seen fleeing their positions, leaving behind several bodies of their fallen comrades.
In another engagement within the Kurram sector, a moving tank was precisely targeted and destroyed, described by sources as a ‘highly professional and skillful strike’.
Security sources also confirmed that the Pakistan Army struck the training camp of militants in Naeem, across the border, which was used to train insurgents for operations in the Kurram sector.
Tensions along the Pak-Afghan border escalated last week when clashes erupted after Afghan Taliban regime opened unprovoked fire at multiple locations in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and Balochistan, prompting a swift and forceful response from the Pakistan Army, which destroyed several Afghan posts and killed dozens of Afghan soldiers and militants.
The coordinated assault originated across several key sectors, including AngoorAdda, Bajaur, Kurram, Dir, Chitral in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Baramcha in Balochistan. The firing, security sources said, was aimed at facilitating the illegal entry of Khwarij — the state-designated term for the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) — into Pakistani territory.
“The Pakistan Army responded immediately and decisively,” security sources said. “The counteroffensive effectively targeted and destroyed multiple Afghan posts at border. Dozens of Afghan soldiers and Khwarij were killed in retaliatory fire.” Staff Report
