Will Turkey be able to broker a peace deal between Pakistan and Afghanistan? A team of diplomats will soon arrive Islamabad and meet representatives from both sides. After meeting Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Baku, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the tripartite visit would aim to seal a permanent ceasefire and peace between the nations as soon as possible. Turkey offered to mediate the talks after multiple rounds of negotiations had failed to end the skirmishes between the two South Asian neighbours. The two Muslim nations are on a face-off since deadly border clashes erupted two weeks ago along the Durand Line.

Pakistan-Afghanistan Ties

Meanwhile, upping the ante, Afghan government spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid said that Kabul had the right to defend itself. H

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