Afghanistan Peace Campaign
Pakistan says relations with Kabul will remain strained unless Afghanistan territory is no longer used for militant attacks inside Pakistan.
Pakistan said relations with the Taliban administration in Kabul will not improve unless armed groups operating from Afghanistan territory are stopped.
Pakistani foreign ministry spokesman Tahir Andrabi said Islamabad believes groups such as Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan and the Balochistan Liberation Army continue to use Afghanistan soil to plan and launch attacks inside Pakistan.
He said Pakistan wants guarantees from the Taliban administration and warned that ties would remain tense until concrete action is taken.
Relations between Islamabad and Kabul have sharply deteriorated in recent months amid rising militant attacks, border closures and growing economic tensions between the two neighbors.
Pakistan has repeatedly accused the Taliban administration of sheltering militants, an allegation Taliban officials deny. China has also attempted to mediate talks between the two sides after previous meetings in Ürümqi.
Cross-border tensions have increased alongside Pakistan’s crackdown on Afghan refugees, including arrests and deportations of thousands of Afghans, drawing criticism from humanitarian and rights organizations.
Repeated closures of major border crossings between Afghanistan and Pakistan have disrupted trade, blocked medical travel and worsened humanitarian conditions for many Afghans dependent on cross-border movement.