Pakistan state television announces talks in Qatar with Afghanistan

Pakistan authorities tv announced talks successful Qatar with Kabul connected Saturday (October 18, 2025) aft Pakistan launched aerial strikes wrong Afghanistan, sidesplitting astatine slightest 10 radical and breaking a ceasefire that had brought 2 days of calm to the border.

“Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and quality main General Asim Malik volition beryllium heading to Doha contiguous for talks with the Afghan Taliban,” the authorities TV connection read.

Ten civilians were killed and 12 others wounded successful the Pakistani strikes, a provincial infirmary authoritative told AFP on information of anonymity, adding that 2 children were among the dead.

The cross-border unit had escalated dramatically from Saturday (October 18, 2025), days aft explosions rocked the Afghan capital, Kabul, conscionable arsenic the Taliban’s Foreign Minister began an unprecedented sojourn to India.

The Taliban past launched an violative on parts of its confederate borderline with Pakistan, prompting Islamabad to vow a beardown effect of its own.

When the truce began connected Wednesday (October 15, 2025), Islamabad said that it was to past 48 hours, but Kabul said the ceasefire would stay successful effect until Pakistan violated it.