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Afghan, Pakistani negotiators in Doha for peace talks after deadly clashes
The Straits Times
|October 19, 2025
Ceasefire extended; Pakistani soldiers, Afghan cricketers killed in latest attacks
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People inspecting a compound destroyed in an alleged Pakistani air strike in Kabul on Oct 16. Clashes over the past week between Pakistan and Afghanistan have killed dozens and wounded hundreds in the worst violence between the two countries since the Taliban seized power in Kabul in 2021.
(PHOTO: EPA-EFE)
Afghanistan and Pakistan said they would hold peace talks in Doha on Oct 18, after the South Asian neighbours extended a ceasefire following a week of fierce border clashes.
Pakistan and Afghanistan on Oct 17 extended the 48-hour truce for the duration of the Doha talks, sources said, as they seek to resolve the clashes that killed dozens and wounded hundreds in the worst violence between the two countries since the Taliban seized power in Kabul in 2021.
This story is from the October 19, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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