"Negotiating teams from Afghanistan and Pakistan are to meet in Istanbul, Turkey, on Saturday in a bid to bolster a ceasefire along their shared border, where there have been several clashes over the past two weeks in which dozens have died. The confrontations started after explosions in the Afghan capital, Kabul, which Afghanistan's Taliban rulers blamed on Pakistan and responded to with cross-border attacks, prompting Islamabad to respond with "precision strikes" against armed groups in Afghanistan."
"After a first 48-hour ceasefire collapsed, with Kabul blaming Islamabad, a second truce mediated by Qatar and Turkey was put in place last Sunday that appears to be holding. The negotiators in Istanbul negotiators are expected to detail the "mechanisms" for bolstering that second truce. The Afghan Taliban government says the aim is to ensure their country's territorial integrity, while the Pakistani Foreign Ministry has said the talks needed to address "the menace of terrorism emanating from Afghan soil towards Pakistan.""
Afghan and Pakistani negotiating teams will meet in Istanbul to strengthen a ceasefire along their shared border after weeks of deadly clashes. The confrontations followed explosions in Kabul, which Taliban rulers blamed on Pakistan and responded to with cross-border attacks, prompting Pakistan to carry out "precision strikes" against armed groups in Afghanistan. A first 48-hour ceasefire collapsed, but a second truce mediated by Qatar and Turkey appears to be holding. Negotiators are expected to establish mechanisms to bolster the truce. The Afghan Taliban government seeks to protect territorial integrity, while Pakistan insists the talks address terrorism emanating from Afghan soil, notably the TTP.
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