ISTANBUL: The Pak-Afghan comprehensive dialogue over Tehreeek-e-Taliban(TTP) issue are continued for the last 18 hours, however Afghan Taliban delegation seems inflexible due to Indian order to meet Pakistan key demands by giving assurance that Afghan territory would not be used against Pakistan.
On the third day, the talks continued for 18 hours. During the 18 hours, the Afghan Taliban delegation repeatedly agreed to Pakistan’s logical and legitimate demand for credible and decisive action against the TTP and terrorism. Even in the presence of the hosts, the Afghan delegation acknowledged this central issue. However, each time the Afghan Taliban delegation’s position changed due to the instructions received from Kabul.
Security sources said that the illogical and illegitimate advice received from Kabul during the talks is responsible for the failure of the talks. However, Pakistan and the hosts still want to resolve these complex issues in a very thoughtful and serious manner.
A last-ditch effort is still underway, despite the Taliban’s obstinacy, to somehow resolve this issue through logical mean and talks and the talks are moving towards a final round, sources familiar with progress said.
It is important to mention that several time TTP militants infilterated Pakistan territory to launch attacks on security forces and use Afghanistan border as a launching pad for their miscreant activities. Pakistan security forces forcefully thwarted these attacks by targeting their hideouts.
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