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Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to temporary truce after fresh fighting, airstrikes

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16-10-2025 10:40 HKT
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An Afghan Taliban fighter sit next to an anti-aircraft gun near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Spin Boldak, Kandahar Province, following exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces in Afghanistan on Oct 15, 2025. (Photo: Reuters/Stringer)
An Afghan Taliban fighter sit next to an anti-aircraft gun near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Spin Boldak, Kandahar Province, following exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces in Afghanistan on Oct 15, 2025. (Photo: Reuters/Stringer)
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