Afghanistan, Pakistan agree to ceasefire
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Afghanistan and Pakistan said they had agreed a 48-hour ceasefire on Wednesday, following days of deadly clashes between the neighbors and former allies. The fighting followed strikes in the Afghan capital Kabul and the border province of Paktika last Thursday – which the Taliban government blamed on Pakistan,
Earlier in the week, Afghan authorities accused Pakistan of bombing the capital, Kabul, and a market in the country’s east.
In response to the latest round of Pakistani attacks inside Afghanistan, the Taliban said they killed several Pakistani soldiers and captured their posts and weapons, including tanks. They paraded those purported captured tanks in Afghan streets as well.
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