The Istanbul impasse has thus clarified what many in Islamabad have quietly acknowledged for months: Pakistan is effectively done with the Afghan Taliban. Unless a dramatic course correction occurs in Kabul, which seems highly unlikely, the two neighbours are heading toward a prolonged period of cold hostility.

Afghanistan blamed Pakistan for the failure of the peace talks, adding that Islamabad's demands were unreasonable.

The third round of talks between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban regime is set to take place in Istanbul today , aimed at easing tensions following last month's deadly border clashes.The

Russia said on Friday that the Taliban should be included in any Afghan interim administration, ahead of a conference in Moscow aimed at supporting peace talks between the Islamist group and Afghanistan's government.

The Taliban regime is set to appoint its first diplomat in New Delhi since 2021, marking a deepening engagement between India and Afghanistan.

Female journalists occupied front-row seats at the Afghan Taliban foreign minister's press conference in Delhi on Sunday [Reuters] It's often said that a picture can speak a thousand words. The one in Indian newspapers on Monday morning showing female ...

The Taliban on Friday threatened to resume hostilities against foreign troops in Afghanistan if they did not meet a May 1 deadline to withdraw.

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