Officials from Pakistan and Afghanistan were in talks in Turkey on Thursday in an effort aimed at ensuring peace along their shared border, state-run media in Pakistan reported. Deadly border clashes that erupted last month between the two countries killed dozens of people, including soldiers, civilians and suspected militants, and wounded hundreds on both sides. The fighting began after explosions in Kabul on Oct. 9 that the Taliban government blamed on Pakistan, vowing retaliation. The violence only stopped after Qatar brokered a ceasefire on Oct. 19, which remains in place. Pakistan’s state-run TV reported that they two sides are meeting in Istanbul. The talks are being held in the presence of mediators, Pakistani media said. There was no official comment from Kabul and Islamabad about the talks, which authorities say would continue on Friday as well, depending upon the progress in the dialogue.

Full report : Pakistan and Afghanistan resume peace talks in Istanbul after deadly border clashes.