Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire. The Pakistan Foreign Ministry stated that the ceasefire was initiated by the Afghan side, "During the ceasefire, both sides will make sincere efforts through constructive dialogue to find positive solutions to this complex but resolvable issue."
Before the ceasefire, Pakistan air-dropped bombs on the Afghan capital Kabul and the southern stronghold of Kandahar. The Afghan side said that the Pakistani military air strikes caused 12 deaths in Kabul and over 100 injured. Meanwhile, the Pakistani side claimed its actions were a response to Taliban attacks.
For several days, armed conflicts have occurred between Pakistan and Afghanistan in the Spinghar border area of Kandahar province in Afghanistan and the Chaman area in Pakistan. Both sides have accused each other of instigating the conflict and have both deployed additional troops to the border areas.
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