Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to temporary truce after fresh fighting, air strike During this period, both sides will make sincere efforts, through constructive dialogue, to find a positive solution to this complex yet resolvable issue,”

The statement said, adding that the truce was agreed upon at the request of the Afghan Taliban government.

Afghan Taliban administration spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said the ceasefire agreement was a result of the “request and insistence of the Pakistani side”.

Kabul directs all its forces to observe the ceasefire provided the other side does not commit aggression, he said in a statement.