Talks collapse as Islamabad blames Kabul for cross-border attacks

ANKARA, Turkey: Peace talks betwixt Pakistan and Afghanistan ended without occurrence successful Istanbul aft 4 days of discussions, Pakistan's accusation curate said aboriginal connected October 29.

He blamed the Taliban authorities successful Kabul for refusing to enactment against militants accused of carrying retired deadly attacks crossed the border.

The Istanbul talks followed an earlier circular successful Doha, wherever some sides agreed to a ceasefire connected October 19 aft convulsive borderline clashes that killed dozens, including soldiers and civilians. The ceasefire was inactive holding aft the Istanbul talks collapsed, with nary caller warring reported.

Pakistan accuses the Taliban of allowing militants to usage Afghan territory to onslaught Pakistan, portion the Taliban denies the claim.

Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar wrote connected societal media that the talks had "failed to bring astir immoderate workable solution," contempt mediation by Qatar and Turkey. Kabul has not yet commented connected the failure.

Both countries' authorities media reported that the talks had reached a deadlock, with each broadside blaming the different for not being consenting to compromise.

Tarar said Pakistan joined the bid process astatine the petition of Qatar and Turkey to springiness bid "another chance." He accused the Taliban of showing nary interest for Pakistan's losses, saying that Pakistan had agelong supported bid and prosperity for Afghans.

He thanked Qatar and Turkey for helping signifier the talks, which were portion of a larger diplomatic effort to easiness rising tensions implicit cross-border attacks and militant harmless havens. Relations betwixt the 2 neighbors person been strained since the Taliban took powerfulness successful Afghanistan successful 2021.

Tarar added that the Taliban "thrives connected a warfare economy" and "wants to resistance the Afghan radical into a needless war." He warned that Pakistan's "patience has tally out" and that the authorities would instrumentality "all imaginable measures" to support its citizens from terrorism.

Pakistani officials told the Associated Press that the talks stalled due to the fact that Kabul refused to supply assurances that Afghan ungraded would not beryllium utilized for attacks against Pakistan. The Taliban squad successful Istanbul reportedly sought changeless guidance from Kabul and was "not afloat willing" to judge Pakistan's proposals.

Meanwhile, Afghan authorities media accused Pakistan of not being superior astir peace, saying Kabul "made each effort to clasp constructive talks."

During the talks, U.S. President Donald Trump said helium was acceptable to assistance resoluteness the quality quickly.

The Doha ceasefire remains successful place, but the stalemate successful Istanbul shows small progress. According to Pakistani information expert Syed Mohammad Ali, Afghanistan's strategy appeared to beryllium slowing down the talks and avoiding steadfast commitments to enactment against Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and different militant groups based successful Afghanistan.

Pakistan says the TTP has been utilizing Afghan territory since the Taliban's instrumentality to powerfulness and has stepped up attacks wrong Pakistan. Earlier this month, Pakistan said its subject targeted TTP hideouts successful Afghanistan, starring to deadly clashes earlier Qatar helped broker the truce.

All borderline crossings stay closed, leaving trucks and goods stranded for much than 2 weeks arsenic some sides await the reopening of cardinal commercialized routes.