Last-Ditch Effort Underway To Salvage Talks With Kabul Despite Taliban’s ‘Stubbornness’: Security Sources

A “last-ditch effort” is underway to salvage talks between Kabul and Islamabad despite the Taliban’s “stubbornness,” security sources say. The dialogue, mediated in part by Turkey and Qatar, is aimed at resolving ongoing border tensions and militant activity across the Pakistan-Afghanistan frontier. Pakistani officials accuse the Taliban of refusing verifiable commitments to crack down on groups like the Tehreek‑e‑Taliban Pakistan (TTP) operating from Afghan territory. The impasse has raised concerns that the existing ceasefire may collapse unless meaningful concessions are made soon.