"Fresh clashes near the border with Afghanistan have killed at least five Pakistani soldiers and 25 fighters, Pakistan's army says, even as the two countries hold peace talks in Istanbul. The Pakistani military said armed men attempted to cross from Afghanistan into Kurram and North Waziristan on Friday and Saturday, accusing the Taliban authorities of failing to act against armed groups operating from Afghan territory."
"The meeting comes days after Qatar and Turkiye brokered a ceasefire in Doha to halt the most serious border fighting since the Taliban takeover of Kabul in 2021. The violence earlier this month killed dozens and wounded hundreds. Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said the ceasefire remains intact and that Kabul appears interested in peace, but warned that failure in Istanbul would leave Islamabad with open war as an option."
"Pakistan's military described those involved in the weekend infiltrations as members of what it calls Fitna al-Khwarij, a term it uses for ideologically motivated armed groups allegedly backed by foreign sponsors. United States President Donald Trump also weighed in on Sunday, saying he would solve the Afghanistan-Pakistan crisis very quickly, telling reporters on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Malaysia that he had been briefed on the ongoing talks."
Fresh clashes near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border killed at least five Pakistani soldiers and 25 fighters during peace talks in Istanbul. Pakistani military reported armed men attempted to cross from Afghanistan into Kurram and North Waziristan, accusing Taliban authorities of failing to act against armed groups operating from Afghan territory. Kabul has rejected accusations of harbouring fighters and accuses Pakistan of violating Afghan sovereignty with air strikes. Delegations met in Istanbul after a Doha-brokered ceasefire, which Pakistan says remains intact. Pakistan warned that failure of the talks could leave open war as an option. The military labeled weekend infiltrators Fitna al-Khwarij.
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