ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Sunday said that the Afghan Taliban participated in recent talks with Islamabad only to extend a temporary ceasefire, without taking meaningful steps against terrorist groups operating from Afghan soil.
The talks followed weeks of shuttle diplomacy after deadly clashes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in October. Defence Minister Khawaja Asif confirmed on Friday that negotiations had entered an indefinite phase, although the temporary ceasefire between the two sides remains in effect.
“Anyone following the talks mediated by brotherly countries Turkiye and Qatar could easily discern that the Taliban regime was only interested in prolonging the temporary ce
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