Afghan Taliban Blame Pakistan’s “Unrealistic” Conditions For Collapse Of Bilateral Talks

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New Delhi: Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has accused Pakistan of putting forward demands that were neither workable nor grounded in reality, leading to the failure of the recent negotiations held between the two sides in Istanbul. Addressing reporters in Kabul, he said the talks stalled because Islamabad insisted on commitments that the Taliban administration could not meet.

According to Muttaqi, Pakistan wanted Kabul to guarantee internal security within Pakistani territory and take direct action against the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan. He said such expectations were impractica

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