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The Pakistan-Afghanistan ceasefire is a strategic compulsion for Islamabad, top Taliban sources told News18.

After more than a week of some of the deadliest cross-border fighting in recent years between the Pakistani military and the Afghan Taliban regime, Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to a temporary 48-hour ceasefire starting 6 pm on Wednesday, Islamabad’s foreign ministry said as per Reuters.

The fighting erupted after Pakistan reportedly launched cross-border airstrikes in Kabul last week, targeting Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) camps. Pakistan accused the Afghan Taliban of harbouring TTP militants, responsible for killing hundreds of Pakistani soldiers since 2021.

In response, Taliban mounted a major counteroffensive across the border, killing 58 Pa

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