Pakistan and Afghanistan announce temporary pause in fighting

Mar 18, 2026 - 20:00
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Pakistan and Afghanistan announce temporary pause in fighting
Two firefighters spray water from a long hose at smouldering, twisted remains of a building. A different man in the foreground appears to photograph or record the scene with his smartphone.

Pakistan and Afghanistan have declared a temporary pause in escalating fighting, two days after Kabul blamed Islamabad for a deadly airstrike in the Afghan capital that it said killed hundreds of people at a drug rehabilitation hospital.