On one hand, a terrorist plot is being hatched against India from Turkey. At the same time, Turkey is trying to broker a peace agreement between Pakistan and Afghanistan. But a fatwa has dashed Turkey's hopes. What is this fatwa, and how has the Taliban now plotted to conquer Pakistan instead of the fatwa?

Taliban Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, instructed Afghan traders to suspend trade with Pakistan and seek alternative routes and markets. Trade is considered key to preventing any war because it connects the interests of both countries. However, the closure of trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan clearly means that all avenues for dialogue have now been closed.

Afghanistan has also begun preparing for war by suspending trade. Afghan forces are

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