Afghanistan and Pakistan resume peace talks. The truce will last until a meeting in Istanbul, which is key to easing tensions after cross-border fighting.
Afghanistan and Pakistan will resume peace talks on November 6 in Istanbul. Until then, they will observe the ceasefire, the Turkish Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday. TASR informs about it according to the report of the AFP agency.
“All parties have agreed to continue the ceasefire. Ways to implement it will be discussed and approved at a high-level meeting in Istanbul on November 6, 2025,” the Turkish ministry said in a statement.
Renewal of negotiations
The agencies AFP and Reuters reported on the possible renewal of these negotiations already on Thursday, citing several sources familiar with the situation.
Turkey, along with Qatar, mediates between Afghanistan and Pakistan, which have been fighting across the border this month. These claimed dozens of lives among soldiers, civilians and militants, and it was the worst violence since the Taliban took power in Kabul in 2021. Tensions between the two neighboring states escalated after two explosions in Kabul in the first half of October and other explosions outside the capital. Afghan officials blamed Pakistan for the blasts, which it denied.
Previous events
Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed on a ceasefire on October 19 in Doha, Qatar. During the second, four-day round of negotiations in Istanbul, they failed to reach an agreement, Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Wednesday night. Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaj Asif warned last week that failure of peace talks could lead to “open war”.
