Pakistan said on Wednesday that peace talks with Afghanistan had “failed”, dashing hopes for a lasting truce following the region's deadliest border clashes in years.

The violence, which left over 70 people dead and hundreds injured, followed explosions in Kabul on 9 October that the Taliban authorities blamed on Pakistan.

“The dialogue thus failed to bring about any workable solution.”

Pakistan's Khawaja Asif warns Afghanistan

Meanwhile, Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Wednesday warned that his country would “obliterate” the Afghan Taliban and drive them back into the caves if any future terror attacks occurred on Pakistani soil.

Asif made the statement on social media shortly after four days of discussions in Istanbul ended without progress on Pakistan's key demand tha

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