India, Oct. 31 -- Pakistan and Afghanistan will hold another round of peace talks in Istanbul next week, maintaining a ceasefire until then, Turkey's foreign ministry confirmed late Thursday.

The talks, scheduled for November 6, follow the deadliest clashes between the South Asian neighbors since the Taliban's return to power in 2021.

More than 70 people were killed and hundreds wounded in violence that erupted after explosions in Kabul on October 9, which Taliban authorities blamed on Pakistan.

"All parties have agreed to continue the ceasefire. The modalities of its implementation will be examined and decided at a high-level meeting in Istanbul on November 6, 2025," the Turkish foreign ministry said in a statement.

The two sides had...