Afghanistan and Pakistan have reportedly resumed peace talks in Istanbul, just a day after earlier negotiations for a peaceful resolution were declared to have failed, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.

The resumption of the talks also comes a day after Pakistan’s Defence Minister threatened to ‘obliterate’ the ruling Taliban in Kabul.

According to three of the sources, the talks were restarted at the request of mediators Turkey and Qatar, aiming to prevent a repeat of deadly border clashes that have killed dozens this month.

A Pakistani security official said Islamabad would press its central demand: that Afghanistan take action against Islamist militants using its territory as a safe haven to plan attacks on Pakistani soil.

“Most of the issues between P

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