Taliban-Pakistan peace talks resume in Istanbul.
The Afghan and Pakistani Taliban have agreed to resume peace talks in Istanbul, Reuters reported.
The decision came a day after Islamabad announced the end of the talks.
The agreement was reached at the request of the Turkish government, which hosted the talks, and delegations from both sides are now in Istanbul to continue talks to avoid escalating tensions and border clashes, Reuters reported.
After the initial failure of the talks, Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif warned that the activities of the Pakistani Taliban on Afghan soil were intolerable and threatened that the Pakistani military could destroy the Taliban government and “return them to the caves”; He stressed that the Afghan Taliban’s continued support for the group could lead to the fall of their government.
