Afghanistan, Oct. 31 -- Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to maintain their ceasefire and resume peace talks in Istanbul on November 6, aiming to establish a joint monitoring mechanism.
Pakistan and Afghanistan have reached a broad understanding to continue the current ceasefire and resume discussions on maintaining peace mechanisms, the Turkish Foreign Ministry announced late Thursday. The statement came after five days of negotiations between the two delegations in Istanbul, mediated by Turkey and Qatar.
According to the Turkish Foreign Ministry, both sides agreed to reconvene in Istanbul on November 6 for a third round of high-level talks. Senior officials from Pakistan and Afghanistan are expected to attend the meeting, which will focus...