Pakistan’s bid to secure a joint counterterrorism agreement with Afghanistan has collapsed, with Islamabad accusing the Taliban regime of reneging on promises to curb cross-border militancy and harbouring anti-Pakistan elements.

What led to the breakdown of talks in Turkiye?

The four-day negotiations, held in Turkiye and facilitated by Ankara, brought together senior officials from Pakistan and Afghanistan in an effort to find common ground on the escalating border violence. However, the dialogue ended without consensus. Also Read | Trump showers praise on ‘great people’ Asim Munir, Shehbaz Sharif

He added that Pakistan had “long sought cooperation from Kabul against militants targeting the country,” but the Afghan side “backtracked on its written commitments” under the Doha Agre

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