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Pakistan announces 'failure' of peace talks with Afghanistan

Iran Press TV

Wednesday, 29 October 2025 7:19 PM

Pakistan has announced that peace negotiations with Afghanistan aimed at resolving recent deadly border clashes have failed.

In a statement posted on X on Wednesday, Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said the peace talks produced no positive outcome as "the Afghan side gave no assurances, kept deviating from the core issue and resorted to blame game, deflection and ruses."

The clashes between the two neighbors, which left more than 70 people dead and hundreds injured, erupted after a series of explosions in Kabul on October 9, which Taliban authorities blamed on Pakistan.

Following several days of heavy cross-border fire, both sides agreed to a temporary ceasefire on October 19, during Qatar-brokered talks, pledging to halt further military action.

Since then, delegations from both countries have been holding negotiations in Istanbul to secure a lasting peace.

Tarar said Pakistan participated in the discussions in a spirit of reconciliation but accused Kabul of providing "unabated support to anti-Pakistan terrorists."

"We will continue to take all possible measures necessary to protect our people from the menace of terrorism," he stated.

Hours later, Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif issued a strongly worded warning on X, declaring that "any terrorist attack or any suicide bombing inside Pakistan shall give you the bitter taste of such misadventures."

Afghan authorities have not yet formally responded to Pakistan's statements. However, Abdul Mateen Qani, spokesperson for Afghanistan's Interior Ministry, told Afghan outlet Ariana News on Tuesday that any act of aggression would be met with a response "that will serve as a lesson for Pakistan and a message for others."

Relations between the two neighbors, who share a 2,600-kilometer (1,600-mile) border, have deteriorated in recent years amid Islamabad's accusations that Afghanistan shelters militant groups responsible for attacks inside Pakistan.

A central concern for Pakistan is the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which Islamabad alleges is operating from Afghan territory, using it as a "training-cum-logistic base and jump-off point for terrorist activities."

Afghanistan has denied the charges, accusing Pakistan's military of spreading "misinformation" and harboring Daesh-linked terrorists to undermine Kabul's sovereignty, accusations that Islamabad firmly rejects.