The neighbours have agreed to a direct ceasefire after per week of cross-border violence.
Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to cease combating, after talks within the Qatari capital, Doha.
Cross-border violence previously week or so marked probably the most severe escalation since 2021, when the Taliban returned to energy in Afghanistan.
Islamabad accuses Kabul of harbouring fighters from Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, an armed group that’s stepped up assaults in Pakistan. Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders deny the accusations.
Mediators say the foundations have been laid for long-term peace. However what are the ensures? And the way does the battle play out regionally?
Presenter: Adrian Finighan
Friends:
Javaid Ur-Rahman – Investigative journalist and parliamentary correspondent for The Nation, a Pakistani day by day newspaper
Elizabeth Threlkeld – Senior fellow and director of the South Asia Program on the Stimson Middle
Obaidullah Baheer – Adjunct lecturer on the American College of Afghanistan
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