"The Afghan side kept deviating from the core issue, evading the key point upon which the dialogue process was initiated,"
"Instead of accepting any responsibility, the Afghan Taliban resorted to blame game, deflection and ruses. The dialogue thus failed to bring about any workable solution."
"We will continue to take all possible measures necessary to protect our people from the menace of terrorism,"
"decimate the terrorists, their sanctuaries, their abettors and supporters."
Four days of negotiations brokered by Qatar and Turkey ended without agreement after Pakistan said Afghanistan avoided the core issue and shifted blame. Talks in Istanbul aimed to secure peace following border clashes that killed more than 70 people and wounded hundreds, the worst violence since the Taliban took power in 2021. Violence followed explosions in Kabul on October 9 that the Taliban blamed on Pakistan. Pakistan accused Kabul of providing unabated support to anti-Pakistan terrorists and vowed to take measures to protect its people and target militant sanctuaries. The Taliban denied the accusations.
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