Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed on Friday to extend their 48-hour ceasefire until the conclusion of talks in Doha, according to three Pakistani security officials and one Afghan Taliban source. Six militants were killed in the assault, according to a statement from the office of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Pakistan's military and the Afghan defence ministry did not respond to requests for comment on the ceasefire and the talks in Doha. Militant violence in Pakistan has been a major irritant in its relationship with the Afghan Taliban, which returned to power in Kabul after the departure of US-led forces in 2021. It has drawn the attention of Saudi Arabia and Qatar, who have mediated and sought to stop the fighting.
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