This story was first published by Amu TV.
Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said Sunday that the next round of talks between Pakistani and Taliban officials will be held in Istanbul, Turkey, on Oct. 25, following the recent signing of an “immediate ceasefire” agreement in Doha.
In a post on X, Asif welcomed the outcome of the initial round of negotiations in Qatar and said the upcoming discussions would focus on “specific details” of the agreement.
The defense minister said the ceasefire would immediately halt the “terrorism chain from Afghanistan” and that both sides had agreed to respect each other’s territorial sovereignty.
The Doha talks, mediated by Qatar and Turkey, concluded on Friday with the signing of a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending days of escalating cross-border violence. Taliban Defense Minister Mohammad Yaqub Mujahid and Pakistani Defense Minister Asif led their respective delegations.
Under the agreement, both sides pledged to avoid military confrontations, establish joint technical committees to
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