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The latest round of talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan, held in Istanbul, failed to achieve success, Bloomberg reports.
As the publication notes, the negotiations ended without any agreement being signed, as representatives of the Taliban movement (banned in Tajikistan) refused to provide firm guarantees to limit militant attacks on the Pakistani border.
Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif reported that the Pakistani delegation returned home "without progress." "Even the mediators have backed out. If they had seen any chance of success, they would have asked us to stay," the minister stated.
The second round of peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan, mediated by Qatar and Turkey, took place last Thursday in Istanbul.
In October, serious clashes occurred on the border between the two countries. Islamabad accused Afghan authorities of harboring militants who carry out attacks on Pakistani territory.
On October 19, the parties signed a ceasefire agreement, after which the first round of talks took place in Istanbul, where a decision was made to extend the ceasefire. However, as the agency notes, subsequent negotiations did not yield positive results.
