While Pakistan's defence minister immediately blamed Indian interference, Afghan media reports reveal that a secret agreement allowing US drone operations from Pakistani soil was the real reason behind the deadlock.

Pakistan’s defense minister warned Afghanistan on Wednesday that any new “terrorist or suicide attack” by militants on Pakistani soil would draw a stern response, hours after talks between them in Istanbul failed to secure a peace agreement.

Pakistan threatens Afghanistan after Turkey talks fail, warns of sending Afghan Taliban back to Tora Bora caves; senior Taliban officials blamed ISI top officer for talks failure.

Despite the challenges to peace, both know they will hurt from continued hostilities – and need a path to peace.

Six Pakistani soldiers, including an army captain, were killed in an intelligence-led operation against TTP militants near the Afghan

Dozens of fighters were killed in overnight border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan, both sides said on Sunday, in the most serious fighting between the neighbours since the Taliban came to power in Kabul.

Pakistan has issued a strong warning to the Taliban following a failed peace negotiation in Turkey, asserting that it could easily dismantle the Taliban regime if necessary. , World News, Times Now

The now-uneasy neighbors exchanged fire again on Friday, Taliban-controlled media reported, days after agreeing to a ceasefire and talks this weekend in Qatar.

Pakistan’s defense minister has warned Afghanistan that any new “terrorist or suicide attack” by militants on Pakistani soil would draw a stern response

Pakistan talks collapsed in Istanbul, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said Islamabad has the capability to neutralise any threat. The Taliban condemned Asif’s comments as ‘provocative and irresponsible’.