Pakistan & Taliban Agree To Maintain Ceasefire
Three Afghan sources and two Pakistani officials, including one based in Istanbul, told Reuters that a meeting between Taliban and Pakistani representatives was held in Saudi Arabia.
Three Afghan sources and two Pakistani officials, including one based in Istanbul, told Reuters that a meeting between Taliban and Pakistani representatives was held in Saudi Arabia.
According to the report, both sides agreed to uphold the ceasefire and continue talks aimed at reducing tensions.
Previous efforts by Pakistani and Taliban officials to reach peace and end border tensions in Qatar and Turkiye have failed, and this meeting represents the latest attempt to defuse friction between the two neighbours.
A senior Taliban official told Reuters that they are ready to hold more meetings to achieve a positive result. Pakistani officials said Islamabad was represented in the talks by a delegation including members of the army, intelligence agencies, and the foreign ministry.
Pakistan’s foreign ministry and military, as well as Taliban and Saudi spokespersons, did not respond to Reuters’ requests for comment.
Islamabad claims militants based in Afghanistan have carried out attacks inside Pakistan and that Kabul has not responded effectively to repeated requests to act against them. The Taliban reject these allegations.
In October, both sides agreed to a ceasefire during talks in Doha, but a second round of negotiations held last month in Istanbul ended without a long-term agreement. Islamabad insists Kabul must commit to taking action against anti-Pakistan militants.
