
Afghan women and children are evacuated via trucks during ongoing clashes between Taliban security personnel and Pakistani border forces in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar Province on October 15, 2025.
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Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire on Wednesday (October 15, 2025), the foreign ministry in Islamabad said, after dozens of troops and civilians were killed earlier in a fresh round of border skirmishes.
“The Pakistani government and the Afghan Taliban regime — at the Taliban’s request… have decided to implement a temporary ceasefire starting from 6 p.m. (01.00 GMT) today for the next 48 hours,” the ministry said.
There was no immediate response from Taliban authorities in Kabul.
Published – October 15, 2025 07:14 pm IST