A Fragile Cease-fire Between Afghanistan and Pakistan Ends Violence, for Now NYT | Top Stories By: Elian Peltier 20 October 2025 at 01:23 The two committed to stop attacking each other after the worst outbreak of hostilities in years. But the underlying causes remain, analysts warn. © Sanaullah Seiam/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesTaliban security personnel walking past a destroyed car in Afghanistan’s Kandahar Province on Thursday, a day after cross-border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan.