Reference News Network, October 29 report. According to Reuters, on October 29, the Pakistani defense minister threatened to "destroy" the Taliban ruling Afghanistan. This comes after the talks between the two South Asian countries aimed at achieving a lasting peace collapsed, leading to a sharp escalation in Pakistan's rhetoric.
Pakistani Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Attaullah Khan Tarar, said earlier on October 29 that the Istanbul ceasefire talks ended without reaching a "feasible solution," which dealt a blow to the peace process in the region following deadly clashes this month.
Pakistan expressed strong dissatisfaction with the failure of the talks. Defense Minister Khawaja Asif posted on the social media platform X: "With just a small portion of its entire arsenal, Pakistan could completely destroy the Taliban regime and drive them back to their mountain hideouts."
This month, the border areas between Afghanistan and Pakistan witnessed the most severe violence since the Taliban took power in Kabul in 2021, resulting in dozens of deaths.
Afghan and Pakistani sources told Reuters on October 28 that although the two countries had reached a ceasefire agreement on October 19 in Doha, they failed to reach consensus during the second round of negotiations held in Istanbul under the mediation of Turkey and Qatar.
Both sides blamed each other for the failure of the talks.
Tarar said on October 29: "The Afghan side has continuously deviated from the core issues of initiating the dialogue process." He accused the Afghan side of adopting "diverting attention, playing tricks, and shifting blame" strategies. (Translated by Zhang Lin)
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