Pakistan’s defence minister threatened on Wednesday to “obliterate” the ruling Taliban in neighbouring Afghanistan, a dramatic escalation of rhetoric after the collapse of talks towards a lasting …
Pakistan says peace talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban government in Istanbul failed after 4 days
Peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan have failed in Istanbul after four days of negotiations, Pakistan’s information minister said early Wednesday, accusing the Taliban government in Kabul of …
Could failed Afghanistan-Pakistan peace reignite the conflict?
Efforts to end Afghanistan and Pakistan’s border conflict have failed once again. High-stakes talks in Istanbul mediated by Turkey and Qatar ended in deadlock, exposing deep mistrust and unresolved …
Afghanistan: can its private sector step up?
Government investment seems unlikely, so experts and business owners hope that the private sector can help to rebuild Afghanistan after years of turmoil. To get in touch with the programme, you can …
No resolution as Afghanistan, Pakistan end peace talks in Istanbul, sources say
Talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Istanbul to broker a long-term truce have ended without a resolution, Afghan state media and a Pakistan security source said on Tuesday.
‘Excellent advice to Munir’: Zalmay Khalilzad mocks Pakistan Army chief after Tajik intel chief’s warning on Afghanistan
Tajik intel chief Saimumin Yatimov wrote on X that he had advised General Munir to “choose the path of peace with Afghanistan”.
Pakistan says peace talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban government in Istanbul failed after four days
Peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan have failed in Istanbul after four days of negotiations, Pakistan’s information minister said before dawn Wednesday, accusing the Taliban government in …
Afghanistan-Pakistan peace talks ‘failed’, Pakistan minister says
Talks aimed at securing a long-term truce between Afghanistan and Pakistan concluded in Istanbul without a “workable solution”, Pakistan’s information minister said on Wednesday, in a blow for peace …
Secret drone pact and ‘right to bomb’ Afghan soil: Pakistan’s shocking terms that enraged Taliban | Explained
The latest round of peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan, held in Istanbul, collapsed without any breakthrough despite weeks of mediation by Saudi Arabia and the United States.
Pak admits to having secret pact with a foreign nation, talks with Afghanistan derailed
The Istanbul talks are part of a broader diplomatic push to ease months of heightened tension between Islamabad and Kabul over cross-border attacks and militant safe havens.