ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s talks with the Taliban, aimed at reaching an agreement, are struggling to deal with serious issues, and the conversation on the third day is said to be about collapse. Anas Mallick, a senior journalist, tweeted that the militant group was unwilling to stop attacks in their areas without written confirmation.
While the people hosting the talks have understood what Pakistan expects, representatives of the Taliban in Kabul and Kandahar have also made it clear that they are not ready to give up the support of terrorist networks, Mallick wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
Mallick said that they had already spent six hours on the third day of the talks, which were supposed to be a three-day meeting, and although some people monitoring the talks were convinced that the talks would fail, the mediators were still optimistic about a “positive outcome”.
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He said that “there are still many important issues on the table for discussion, and the final decision on the talks is yet to be made”.
Istanbul Talks reach a stalemate as Afghan Taliban delegation demonstrates stubbornness
Istanbul Talks reach a stalemate as the Afghan Taliban delegation demonstrates stubbornness to accept Pakistan’s major demand to dismantle Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan(TTP) hideouts being used as a launching pad against Pakistan security forces in the long porous border region between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
During talks with the Afghan Taliban delegation, the delegation told Pakistan that TTP is a Pakistan’s internal matter and should deal with this issue internally. They blamed Pakistan for interfering in Afghanistan’s affairs instead of accepting the responsibility for cross cross-border Taliban attack. It has been noted that the Afghan Taliban negatively blamed Pakistan for ISIS’s support in attacking Afghanistan.
The narrative being peddled by the Taliban Regime is a clear indication of their devious attitude towards the peace talks, and it becomes evident that the Taliban delegation was not serious about the talks from the beginning and was getting dictation from their Indian masters. They have followed the same technique as their Indian handlers to blame terrorism on others while being the biggest global terrorist hub. Bringing up a non-existent ISIS threat from Pakistan to deflect attention from their proven support to TTP. Their propaganda that Pakistan does not recognize Afghanistan’s independence is another ploy to divert focus. Pakistan has not only accepted Afghan Independence but also played a key role in defending its sovereignty from foreign invaders.
With this kind of attitude from the Afghan Regime, the talks were bound to stalemate as Pakistan’s stance has been consistent from the start; it wants the Taliban Regime to cut support to TTP and prevent Afghan soil from being used against Pakistan. While the responsibility for the stalemate in talks lies squarely with the Taliban Regime, Pakistan has made it clear that it will undertake all necessary steps to ensure the security of its borders and protection of its people with or without Afghan cooperation.
