Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday agreed to a temporary 48-hour ceasefire after a day of airstrikes and ground fighting along the border between the two countries that left more than a dozen civilians dead, Reuters reported.

The “temporary ceasefire”, which began at 6.30 pm on Wednesday, was requested by Kabul, Reuters quoted a Pakistani foreign minister statement as saying.

However, Afghan Taliban administration spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said the ceasefire was due to the “insistence of the Pakistani side”.

Kabul had ordered its forces to observe the truce provided the other side did not commit aggression, Mujahid added.

Earlier on Wednesday, Pakistan carried out an airstrike on the Afghan border province of Kandahar and hit the town of Spin Boldak, Reuters quoted officia

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