Taliban and Pakistan agree to ceasefire
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The ceasefire, announced on Sunday, follows talks held in Doha and facilitated by Qatar and Turkiye. Asif stressed that any incursion or cross-border attack would constitute a violation of the agreement. “Anything coming from Afghanistan will be a violation of this agreement. Everything hinges on this one clause,” he told Dawn.
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