Doha, Oct. 20 -- Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday updated its official statement on the recent ceasefire agreement between Pakistan and Afghanistan by removing the word "border", which had drawn widespread reaction from Afghan officials.

According to Tolo News, Afghan officials had linked the "border" reference to the Durand Line, which marks the boundary between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

In its earlier statement, Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs had expressed optimism that the ceasefire would help de-escalate tensions along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the State of Qatar's hope that this important step will contribute to ending tensions on the border between the two brothe...