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Afghanistan’s government helped facilitate Taliban talks with Pakistan. — AFP pic
SLAMABAD, Nov 8 — Pakistan’s government has reached an agreement on a “complete ceasefire” with Taliban militants in the country, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said today.
He said authorities in neighbouring Taliban-controlled Afghanistan had facilitated the talks.
“The ceasefire will keep on extending with the progress in the negotiations,” Chaudhry said in a statement. — Reuters