In a determined bid to halt the bloodshed that has claimed almost 200 Afghan lives, the Taliban’s Defence Chief landed in Doha on Saturday for what often is the most crucial negotiations between Afghanistan and Pakistan in current historical past. A high-level delegation of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, led by the Taliban regime’s Defence Minister Maulvi Muhammad Yaqub Mujahid, arrived in Qatar’s capital on Saturday for emergency talks geared toward ending Pakistan’s relentless marketing campaign of airstrikes which have turned Afghan border areas into killing fields.
This important go to comes within the aftermath of what Afghans are calling Pakistan’s ‘treacherous’ army assaults – devastating airstrikes that proceed to hammer a number of areas in Kabul and past, slaughtering numerous civilians, together with kids and girls.
200 Afghans Useless, 60 Pakistani Troopers Killed
200 Afghans Useless, 60 Pakistani Troopers Killed
In response to a number of stories, almost 200 Afghans have misplaced their lives in Pakistan’s relentless bombing marketing campaign, whereas almost 60 Pakistani troopers have additionally been killed within the fierce preventing that has engulfed the Durand Line.
Whereas diplomats meet in Doha to debate peace, Pakistani forces proceed assaults alongside the Durand Line, killing Afghans regardless of a current ceasefire settlement.
Pakistan launched contemporary airstrikes on Afghan territory on Friday night, breaking a fragile two-day ceasefire that had briefly halted lethal border violence between the neighboring nations. The assaults focused residential areas in Afghanistan’s Paktika province, reigniting tensions that each international locations had agreed simply 48 hours earlier to pause.
The airstrikes got here inside hours of the ceasefire’s scheduled expiration on Friday night, dashing hopes that the momentary pause may result in lasting de-escalation or diplomatic negotiations to deal with the underlying disputes fueling the battle.
The 48-hour truce between Afghanistan and Pakistan started on Wednesday at 6:00 pm Islamabad time following almost every week of intense border clashes. The violence had already claimed dozens of lives on either side, together with army personnel and civilians caught within the crossfire.
Clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan began after Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Kabul on October 9, 2025, concentrating on the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief following TTP assaults on Pakistani troopers. This sparked retaliatory assaults by Afghan Taliban forces, escalating border skirmishes into lethal confrontations marked by heavy preventing and casualties on either side. The battle is rooted within the disputed Durand Line border and militant actions crossing it, fueling ongoing tensions and violence between the 2 neighbors.
(With IANS Inputs)