Revision History

Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to a five-day pause in hostilities for Eid al-Fitr, brokered by Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey, after nearly a month of open warfare that has killed hundreds — including a disputed strike on a Kabul rehabilitation hospital — and displaced over 115,000 people. The ceasefire, conditioned on no cross-border provocations, offers a slim diplomatic opening but faces deep structural obstacles rooted in Pakistan's demand that the Taliban neutralize TTP militants operating from Afghan soil.