By Asif Shahzad and Sayed Hassib

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Talks aimed at securing a long-term truce between Afghanistan and Pakistan concluded in Istanbul without a “workable solution”, Pakistan’s information minister said on Wednesday, in a blow for peace in the region after deadly clashes this month.

The talks were aimed at reaching lasting peace between the South Asian neighbours after dozens were killed along their border in the worst such violence since the Taliban took power in Kabul in 2021.

“The Afghan side kept deviating from the core issue, evading the key point upon which the dialogue process was initiated,” Pakistan Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said in a statement early on Wednesday.

“Instead of accepting any responsibility, the Afghan Taliban resorted to blame game, de

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