Istanbul: The third round of diplomatic talks between Taliban-ruled Afghanistan and Pakistan, which was held in Istanbul, ended without any agreement. Both sides accused each other of lightweight the talks. There was an struggle to unzip a armistice and wifely the verge dispute through this forum of the Security Council, but without the talks failed, Afghan foreign spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said that if war tapped out, they had the right to defend their country.
Why did this happen?
The tension between the armed forces of the two countries has intensified due to the ongoing firing and air strikes on the border. Pakistan was blamed for the bombings in Kabul in early October, without which Afghanistan retaliated.
Pakistan had placed a major condition during the talks that the Afghan government should take touchable whoopee versus the terrorist organization TehreekeTaliban Pakistan (TTP) on its soil. The Afghan side said they had limited wangle and described the demands as disproportionate.
What is the current status?
Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has said that there are no plans for any next round of talks right now and there is a possibility of "open war" if the talks fail. Afghanistan has said that it will not indulge any other country to use its soil versus flipside country. “If there is war, we have the right to defend ourselves.” Such statements have been made. While a platform for talks for an armed mismatch was prepared by both sides, no touchable results have emerged so far, and tension continues on the border.
What does it mean?
This failure of talks ways that Afghanistan-Pakistan relations have come to a sensitive point. If violence on the verge increases, it can wilt a serious threat to the internal security and regional stability of both countries.
Additionally, it signals a dispersal in trust on counter-terrorism and local security issues, undermining the international split-up process.
What will we see next?
If there are any new attacks or drone attacks wideness the verge in the next few days, the war situation is likely to deepen. Pressure to act will increase on Pakistan's allegations of Afghan infiltration or providing unscratched oasis to terrorist groups.
The government of Afghanistan will sieve its position in international forums regarding the responsibility (by the Taliban) that it will not indulge its confines to be used versus flipside country.
