People wait near the closed gate at the Spin Boldak border crossing with Pakistan, after the border was shut for nearly two weeks following clashes between Afghan and Pakistani forces, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025.
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Pakistan said on Friday (October 31, 2025) that a ceasefire with Afghanistan was holding after receiving “assurances” from Kabul, a day after Turkiye announced a fresh round of peace talks would take place there next week.
“The ceasefire holds,” Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi told reporters at a weekly briefing, adding that Islamabad would respond to any provocation. “We have taken note of assurances from the Afghan side on this issue.”
The talks in Istanbul, set for November 6, follow the deadliest clashes between the South Asian neighbours since the Taliban returned to power in Kabul in 2021.
Published – October 31, 2025 04:41 pm IST
