Overview

• Qatar’s foreign ministry announced on Oct. 19 that Pakistan and the Taliban agreed to an immediate halt to fighting.
• Both sides plan to meet within days to confirm a sustainable ceasefire and establish ways to verify compliance.
• The negotiations began Oct. 18 in Doha with Qatar and Turkey serving as mediators.
• Hostilities flared from Oct. 9 with a reported Pakistani airstrike in Paktika and Taliban attacks along the border, with both sides claiming casualties.
• The dispute centers on Pakistan’s accusations that the Taliban shelters the TTP, which the Taliban denies.