Peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan wrapped up in Istanbul without reaching any agreement on Saturday, AP reported. Officials from both sides blamed each other after two days of talks aimed at easing border tensions and keeping the ceasefire in place.

Afghan officials claimed four civilians were killed and five were wounded in cross-border fighting the night before the talks fell apart. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said the Afghan delegation arrived with no written plan and offered only verbal promises.

Taliban warns Pakistan as peace talks collapse

The border tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have worsened in recent weeks. The clashes began after explosions in Kabul on October 9. Afghanistan’s Taliban government said those were drone strikes by

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