The peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan, following weeks-long hostilities, ended with little to show on paper. However, two revelations from behind those closed doors have set off alarm bells. First, it emerged that the US was using drones to strike targets inside Afghanistan , using Pakistani airspace and Islamabad expressing helplessness in stopping them. The second revelation, if Afghan Taliban officials are to be believed, is that Pakistan's powerful Army, led by Field Marshal Asim Munir, has been bypassing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's civilian government to foment trouble with Kabul.

Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan are running at their hottest in years . Earlier this month, Pakistan launched airstrikes and shelling deep inside Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.

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