Doha, Oct. 18 -- A high-level security delegation from Pakistan has arrived in Doha to hold talks aimed at easing the recent surge in cross-border tensions with the Afghan Taliban.
The delegation includes Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and Gen. Asim Malik, head of Pakistan's intelligence agency, the ISI.
An Afghan delegation led by Defence Minister Mullah Md Yaqub Mujahid and Abdul Haq Wasiq, chief of the Islamic Emirate's intelligence agency, GDI, is expected to arrive in Doha tomorrow.
According to Afghan media, the 48-hour ceasefire between the two countries has been extended at Pakistan's request until the conclusion of the talks.
Facilitated by Qatari and Turkish authorities, the negotiations, scheduled for tomorrow mark the first f...