Will Pakistan-Afghanistan peace agreement hold?
Will the Pakistan-Afghanistan peace agreement hold?
The neighbours have agreed to an immediate ceasefire after a week of cross-border violence.
Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to stop fighting, after talks in the Qatari capital, Doha.
Cross-border violence in the past week or so marked the most serious escalation since 2021, when the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan.
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Islamabad accuses Kabul of harbouring fighters from Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, an armed group that’s stepped up attacks in Pakistan. Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders deny the accusations.
Mediators say the foundations have been laid for long-term peace. But what are the guarantees? And how does the conflict play out regionally?
Presenter: Adrian Finighan
Guests:
Javaid Ur-Rahman – Investigative journalist and parliamentary correspondent for The Nation, a Pakistani daily newspaper
Elizabeth Threlkeld – Senior fellow and director of the South Asia Program at the Stimson Center
Obaidullah Baheer – Adjunct lecturer at the American University of Afghanistan