According to news outlets such as AFP and Qatar Peninsula TV, Pakistan and Afghanistan will hold talks in Qatar on 18 local time.

Agence France-Presse quoted Pakistan state television as saying that Pakistan Defense Minister Asif and ISI Director Malik will travel to Doha today to hold talks with the Afghan Taliban.

Al Jazeera said that Afghan officials said that a delegation led by Afghan Defense Minister Yakub would go to Doha to discuss ways to solve problems with Pakistan.

It is worth noting that, according to Afghan Dawn News website cited by government sources on the evening of 16th, Afghanistan and Pakistan may hold talks in Doha, Qatar's capital, to discuss issues such as extending the current ceasefire agreement.

Recently, small-scale armed conflicts have continued in the border areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan.The two governments issued a statement on 15th, respectively, announcing the implementation of a 48-hour temporary ceasefire.A Pakistani military source said on the morning of 18th that the Pakistani military launched a "precision airstrike" on terrorists in the border area of Afghanistan, killing at least 70 armed personnel.