US EditionKabul must rein in militants for ceasefire to hold, says Pakistan
Pakistan says the ceasefire depends on the Afghan Taliban controlling militants attacking across the border, after dozens were killed in recent clashes, officials said.
- On Oct. 20, 2025, Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said the ceasefire agreed in Doha at the weekend depends on the Afghan Taliban reining in militants.
- Islamabad demanded that Kabul control militants it says operate from Afghan safe havens, triggering ground fighting and Pakistani airstrikes across the 2,600-kilometre frontier.
- Asif warned `Anything coming from Afghanistan will be violation of this agreement`, and the written deal signed by Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey and Qatar forbids incursions.
- Pakistan carried out airstrikes on Kabul including on October 9 targeting Noor Wali Mehsud, who later appeared in a video, while Kabul denies sheltering militants and accuses Pakistan's military of misinformation.
- A next round of talks will be held in Istanbul on October 25 to devise a mechanism to enforce the agreement, Asif said, while Qatar and Turkey said follow-up meetings will verify implementation.
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