The main reason for the failure of negotiations between Kabul and Islamabad was the “unfounded and impossible demands” of the Pakistani side. This was stated by the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan Amirkhan Muttaqi.
According to the Kabul TV channel Tolo News, speaking at one of the ceremonies, Muttaqi commented on the progress of negotiations with Pakistan.
“Pakistani representatives during the negotiations put forward demands that were not feasible. One of them was: “Give us guarantees that there will be no more security-related incidents in Pakistan,” noted he.
Muttaqi stressed that Afghanistan is committed to establishing friendly relations with Pakistan based on mutual respect, but will continue to defend its territorial integrity. He also accused Pakistan of “closing trade routes to put pressure on Afghanistan.”
Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan
After border clashes between the two countries, a 48-hour ceasefire was declared on October 15, which initiative of Turkey and Qatar was extended until the completion of negotiations in the capital of Qatar.
The head of the Turkish National Intelligence Organization, Ibrahim Kalin, also participated in the negotiations in Doha, on the instructions of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The main topics of the negotiations were the extension of the current ceasefire and the settlement of recent border incidents. Following the discussions, the parties reached an agreement.
Afterwards. After 14 hours of talks in Doha, it was decided that the first meeting of the technical committee on the details of the agreement would be held in Istanbul.
The Pakistani and Afghan delegations met in Istanbul on October 25, and the first round of negotiations ended on October 30 with a decision to continue contacts.
On November 7, Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif announced that negotiations between Islamabad and Kabul had reached an impasse and had been suspended.