An uneasy calm prevails along the Durand Line as of now, after Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed upon a 48-hour ceasefire. A border conflict escalated into a deadly war between Afghanistan and Pakistan that left hundreds dead, with Pakistan using fighter jets and drones to target civilian areas inside Afghanistan, and Taliban fighters overrunning border outposts. But who called for a ceasefire first amid images of bombing, seizure of arms and blown-off border gates? Was it Pakistan, which ran for cover during Operation Sindoor too, or was it the Taliban-ruled Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan?
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The answers seemingly depend on which side of the border you're standing on or whom you are listening to. Both Islamabad and Kabul have put out their own versions, claiming that the rival had sued for peace.
"The fighting stopped because the Mujahideen inflicted a heavy defeat on them [Pakistani forces]," Ali Mohammad Haqmal, the head of information and culture in Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan, was quoted as saying by Tolo News.
"The Mujahideen ca
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