Cross-Border Attacks Threaten Pakistan-Afghanistan Ceasefire

Pakistan and Afghanistan are reporting cross-border attacks that threaten a recently agreed ceasefire, according to both governments. The strikes are the first since the two countries agreed to halt hostilities at peace talks held last month. The breach comes early in what was a fragile truce, raising immediate questions about whether the agreement can hold. Both sides have now reported incidents, though the article does not specify which party carried out the attacks or what triggered them. A ceasefire collapse between the two neighbors would deepen an already volatile security situation along one of the region's most contested borders. The Pakistan-Afghanistan frontier has long been a flashpoint, with cross-border militant activity, refugee flows, and trade disruption all tied to the security environment there. Observers will be watching whether either government formally blames the other, which could derail diplomatic channels opened at last month's talks and push the situation toward renewed escalation.