Overview
- Turkey’s foreign ministry said both sides agreed to continue the Doha-brokered truce and to establish a monitoring and verification mechanism with penalties for violations.
- Delegations will reconvene in Istanbul on November 6 for principal-level discussions to settle implementation details.
- The interim understanding followed a brief collapse of talks and stark public warnings from Pakistan’s defence minister, as Taliban officials reiterated calls for non-interference.
- Islamabad’s core demand remains verifiable action against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and other groups it says operate from Afghan territory, a claim Kabul denies.
- Major crossings remain largely closed and trade is disrupted, after earlier clashes this month that killed dozens and wounded hundreds, according to officials and UN reporting.