"Three days of negotiations in Istanbul fail to yield breakthrough, but both sides maintain ceasefire is holding. The peace process between Pakistan and Afghanistan is now mired in further uncertainty after talks in Istanbul to broker a sustainable truce failed to reach a resolution, according to Pakistan's information minister. The announcement early Wednesday came after state media in each country blamed the other on Tuesday for the lack of agreement in Turkiye on a long-term truce."
"The talks were spurred by tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan's Taliban government over armed groups operating in Afghanistan, which Pakistan claims were responsible for deadly cross-border hostilities earlier this month. Afghanistan's Taliban government has repeatedly rejected accusations of harbouring armed fighters and instead accuses Pakistan of violating Afghan sovereignty with air strikes. Dozens of people have been killed on both sides of the border in the deadliest fighting between the neighbours since the Taliban took power in 2021."
Three days of negotiations in Istanbul failed to produce a breakthrough while both sides reported the ceasefire was holding. State media in Pakistan and Afghanistan blamed each other for the lack of agreement in Turkiye on a long-term truce. The talks were driven by tensions over armed groups operating in Afghanistan that Pakistan blames for recent deadly cross-border hostilities. Afghanistan's Taliban government denied harbouring fighters and accused Pakistan of air strikes violating Afghan sovereignty. Dozens have been killed on both sides. Mediators from Qatar and Turkiye sought a resolution, but a stalemate remains over Kabul reining in the Pakistan Taliban (TTP).
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