The neighbours have agreed to an instantaneous ceasefire after per week of cross-border violence.
Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to cease combating, after talks within the Qatari capital, Doha.
Cross-border violence prior to now week or so marked essentially the most critical escalation since 2021, when the Taliban returned to energy in Afghanistan.
Islamabad accuses Kabul of harbouring fighters from Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, an armed group that’s stepped up assaults in Pakistan. Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders deny the accusations.
Mediators say the foundations have been laid for long-term peace. However what are the ensures? And the way does the battle play out regionally?
Presenter: Adrian Finighan
Visitors:
Javaid Ur-Rahman – Investigative journalist and parliamentary correspondent for The Nation, a Pakistani every day newspaper
Elizabeth Threlkeld – Senior fellow and director of the South Asia Program on the Stimson Middle
Obaidullah Baheer – Adjunct lecturer on the American College of Afghanistan
Revealed On 19 Oct 2025
