Calm on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan after the ceasefire
Commit Afghanistan And Pakistan today, Thursday, with a ceasefire that was agreed upon last night, after days of bloody confrontations that left dozens dead in their border areas, and spread to Kabul, which witnessed explosions.
According to Islamabad, the truce, which entered into force at 13:00 GMT on Wednesday, is expected to last 48 hours so that the two countries have a chance to… "Reaching a positive solution through constructive dialogue"
A senior Pakistani security official told Agence France-Presse: "No gunshots have been detected in the border areas since yesterday evening, Wednesday, but additional armed forces have been deployed to confront any operation by the Pakistani Taliban that might undermine the ceasefire."
Oil tanker explosion
Calm also returned to Kabul, where new explosions were heard just before the ceasefire was announced on Wednesday.
Pakistani security sources reported that the army targeted, with precise strikes, an armed group in the Afghan capital.
In contrast to last week, when Kabul pointed the finger at Pakistan after previous explosions in the capital, The Taliban authorities did not hold the neighboring country responsible for the new explosions.
Kabul spoke of the explosion of an oil tank and then an electrical transformer, causing fires to break out, without providing further details.
No official toll was announced, but the organization "Emergency" The Italian non-governmental organization that runs a hospital in the capital spoke of at least 5 deaths, noting that it provided medical care to 35 wounded.
Beginning to repair the damage
Municipal workers began repairing the damage in one of the neighborhoods of the Afghan capital, where traces of black smoke were covering the roads and flying apartment windows.
And in the city of Chaman, located on the Pakistani side of On the border, the markets reopened in the morning, but they were less crowded than usual.
On the other hand, in Spin Boldak, which was a major scene of clashes in recent days, shops also reopened, and residents who fled the city began returning to their homes.
The district’s public health director, Karimullah Zubair Agha, said on Wednesday that 40 civilians were killed and 170 others wounded in Spin. Your son.
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