"The talks were meant to iron out a lasting truce that would calm tensions along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. But after four days of negotiations, Pakistani officials announced that they'd failed to find a solution. In a post on X, Pakistan's information minister, Attaullah Tarar, said that's because the Afghan Taliban government didn't assure Pakistan that it would act against militant groups that target it. These are groups like the TTP that Pakistan says operate from bases inside Afghanistan."
"The Afghan Taliban government denies supporting the TTP and other militant groups. Experts note that attacks from these groups have increased since the Taliban took control four years ago, after the United States withdrew its troops from Afghanistan. Abdul Basit from the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore says the two sides publicly disagree about where the attacks emanate from. ABDUL BASIT: Taliban says it's from within Pakistan. Pakistani position - it is these are cross-border."
Peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Istanbul collapsed after four days of negotiations that failed to produce a lasting truce. Pakistan's information minister said the Afghan Taliban government did not assure Pakistan it would act against militant groups that target Pakistan, citing groups like the TTP operating from bases inside Afghanistan. The Afghan Taliban denies supporting the TTP. Attacks by these groups have increased since the Taliban took control four years ago following the U.S. troop withdrawal. Experts note public disagreement between the two sides about whether attacks originate inside Afghanistan or within Pakistan. Earlier this month armies from both countries exchanged fire, and international figures have commented on the situation.
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