Archive · 3 Dec 2025
Pakistan, Afghanistan Hold Peace Talks in Saudi Arabia
Pakistan and Afghanistan recently had a meeting in Saudi Arabia to talk about peace.
They agreed to keep the ceasefire that has been in place since some bad fighting happened in October.
Both sides want to keep talking to make sure things stay peaceful.
Pakistan says some bad people from Afghanistan are causing trouble in Pakistan, but Afghanistan says they can't promise to keep Pakistan safe.
They had some other meetings before in Qatar and Turkey, but those didn't lead to a long-term agreement.
Both sides are hoping these new talks will help.
Pakistan and Afghanistan held fresh peace talks in Saudi Arabia.
Both sides agreed to maintain the ceasefire that has been in place since October.
The talks were initiated by Saudi Arabia and involved officials from both countries.
Previous talks in Qatar and Turkey did not result in a long-term peace agreement.
Pakistan accuses Afghanistan of not taking action against militants staging attacks in Pakistan.
- Who
- Afghanistan’s Taliban administration and Pakistan
- What
- Fresh peace talks held in Saudi Arabia
- When
- Recent weeks, following October border clashes
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Why
- To maintain ceasefire and reduce tensions
- Location
- Saudi Arabia
- Participants
- Afghan and Pakistani officials
- Ceasefire Status
- Maintained
- Previous Talks
- Qatar and Turkey
- Border Clashes
- October 2023
- Casualties
- Dozens
- Recent Attacks
- Suicide bombers identified as Afghan nationals