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Afghanistan: Explosion rocks Kabul before ceasefire takes effect

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Storyline: A blast occurred in the Afghanistan capital Kabul at around 15:00 local time Wednesday, sending thick smoke billowing from the scene before a temporary ceasefire with neighboring Pakistan went into effect later. Afghan government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid termed the blast as oil tanker explosion, urging Kabul residents not to worry about it. "An oil tanker exploded in the vicinity of Kabul city, causing a fire, and there is no need to worry," Mujahid said on social media, without providing further details. A correspondent with China Media Group (CMG), who was a few kilometers from the site of the explosion, said a second explosion occurred just minutes later at the same location. Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that at the request of the Afghan side, Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed on a temporary 48-hour ceasefire that would come into effect at 18:00 local time (13:00 GMT) to ease border tensions. "During this period, both sides will make sincere efforts to find a positive solution to this complex but solvable issue through constructive dialogue," it said in a statement. On the same day, Mujahid said on social media that at the request and insistence of the Pakistani side, a ceasefire between the two countries would take effect Wednesday. The Afghan government has instructed all its forces to observe the ceasefire as long as the other side does not launch any attacks. The truce came after days of cross-border exchanges of fire between the two South Asian countries had killed dozens of people and wounded over 100 others. Shotlist: Kabul, Afghanistan - Oct 15, 2025: 1. Various of thick smoke billowing from blast site. [Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland]

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