Afghanistan and Pakistan will hold peace talks in Doha on Saturday, both sides said, after the South Asia neighbours extended a ceasefire following a week of

By Asif Shahzad KABUL / ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday that Islamabad was ready to hold talks with Afghanistan to resolve their conflict, as a temporary ceasefire that halted days of fierce fighting between the former allies largely held.

Afghanistan’s Taliban government said Thursday that Pakistan had carried out two drone strikes on Kabul the previous day, just before the two neighbors announced a ceasefire following days of fighting that killed dozens in both countries and injured hundreds more.

The asymmetry in the military capabilities of Afghanistan and Pakistan is stark. But the Taliban government in Kabul cannot be seen to be cowering to Pakistani aggression

Suspected Pakistani air strikes hit Kabul, the Afghan capital, on October 15. The deadly strikes have terrified residents, who fear more attacks amid tensions with neighboring Pakistan.

Afghanistan and Pakistan will hold peace talks in Doha on Saturday, an Afghan government spokesperson said, after the countries extended a ceasefire to their fierce fighting."As promised, negotiations with the Pakistani side will take place today in Doha,

On, Pakistani Air Force (PAF) jets launched a series of violent airstrikes targeting key Taliban strongholds in Spin Buldak, Afghanistan’s Kandahar Province, including the notorious "Ismatullah Qarar" camp,

Fighting along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, along with air strikes on the Afghan capital, Kabul, on October 15, has killed dozens and led to widespread destruction, according to survivors.