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Pakistan announces ‘temporary pause’ in strikes against Afghanistan at request of several countries
The Eid al-Fitr ceasefire, requested by Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey, pauses Pakistan's cross-border strikes after over 400 killed in Kabul airstrike, with operations to resume if attacked.
- Pakistani officials announced a ceasefire with the Afghan Taliban from midnight Wednesday to midnight Monday, following requests by Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey.
- Following the Kabul attack, Afghan officials said a Pakistani airstrike on Monday hit a Kabul rehab hospital, killing 408, which Pakistan denied, and Tarar framed the halt as a 'gesture in good faith and in keeping with Islamic norms'.
- Afghan officials said over 400 were killed and 265 wounded, while UNAMA reported 143 killed and 119 wounded, and Pakistan said it targeted military sites, dismissing claims of mass casualties.
- Both sides signalled the pause could be short-lived, with Pakistan warning attacks would resume "with renewed intensity" and Zabihullah Mujahid, Afghan government spokesman, promising a "decisive" response.
- Since last week, the Afghan Taliban government said over 400 people were killed and 265 wounded in Kabul air strikes, and Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar reported 408 casualties since late February.
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