Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have blamed Pakistan for a lack of results after mediated talks by Qatar and Turkiye in Istanbul, signalling that clashes between the two neighbouring countries may continue.

The end of the talks on Friday without any resolution came shortly after the Taliban said several Afghan civilians were killed and others were wounded in clashes along the border with Pakistan.

Two days of talks were conducted in good faith, with the Taliban expecting Islamabad to “present realistic and implementable demands to reach a fundamental solution”, Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement published on social media on Saturday morning.

“During the talks, the Pakistani side attempted to refer all responsibilities regarding its security to the Afghan

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