After the peace talks held on 6-7 November in Istanbul, Turkey failed once again, the Taliban government of Afghanistan has given a strict warning to Pakistan. Taliban says that if Pakistan ‘tests the tolerance’ of the Afghan government, the situation may reach war.
Peace talks in Istanbul again inconclusive
In the latest talks between Pakistan and Afghan Taliban, it could not be decided whether Afghanistan will take written action against TTP terrorists using its land or not. After this disagreement the talks broke down again.
Taliban minister warned
Afghanistan’s Tribal Affairs Minister Noorullah Noori cautioned Pakistan and said that Pakistan should not test the limits of patience of Afghans. He said, ‘If war breaks out, both the elders and youth of Afghanistan will stand up to fight.’ Noori advised Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif not to trust his technology too much and said that he should look at the condition of America and Russia, who had to face defeat in Afghanistan. He also said that Pakistan’s Sindh and Punjab provinces are “not far away”, and if tensions increase, the situation may worsen.
Pakistan had warned of direct confrontation
Earlier, Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif had said that if the Istanbul talks fail, then Pakistan can go into direct conflict with the Taliban government. Taliban government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said that some groups of Pakistan army are not happy with the strong and stable government in Afghanistan. He said, these groups have always taken advantage of Afghanistan’s instability and crises. Now they want another conflict by making new excuses.
People lost their lives from both sides in the border conflict
Earlier, peace talks between Pakistan and Afghan Taliban started in Istanbul on Thursday, the aim of which was to deal with the issue of cross-border terrorism and to prevent tension between the two sides. There were casualties on both sides in the clash that took place between the soldiers deployed on the border on October 11.
Pakistan claims that at least 206 Afghan Taliban and 110 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) members were killed in this clash, while 23 Pakistani soldiers were also killed. A ceasefire was agreed upon between the two sides on October 15, which was taken forward during talks held in Doha on October 19 and Istanbul on October 25.

