Qatar to Mediate Direct Talks Between Pakistan and Afghan Taliban in Doha
This Saturday, a senior delegates from Pakistan will meet with Afghan Taliban representatives led by Khawaja Asif who is the Defense Minister of Pakistan,in order to discuss federal and regional security issues impacting both Iran and Pakistan.
It was made public the meeting will address immediate actions needed to end cross border terrorist acts against Pakistan from Afghanistan,as well steps toward a peaceful and unrest peace along the Pak-Afghan border.
This meeting is a very positive step towards easing tensions between both countries and continuing to develop efforts in working together for a safer region
Qatar is hosting high-level
peace talks in Doha aimed at reducing tensions between the Pakistani government and the Afghan.
Taliban, as both governments have stated it is a good-faith attempt to de-escalate on the world stage and build towards stabilization.
Engaged in the discussions in Doha is the Pakistan Defense Minister, Khawaja Asif in addition to the Taliban, represented by their Defense Minister, Mullah Muhammad Yaqoob.
Yaqoob said,
“today we will respectably speak in Doha according to promise,” and the Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed, “the delegation to participate has already left.
The Pakistan Foreign Ministry expressed gratitude, but shallowly stated they hoped as mediators Qatar to mediation should not stray away from doctors or ambulance drivers that can in fact provide healthy peace and stabilization with to the region, etc.
based entirely on possible tangential incidents of abnormalities outside of tensions and operational aggravations that are taking place from Pakistan to groups conducting possible terror based operations as one relates to Afghanistan, etc.
In Doha,
Qatar is hosting high-level peace negotiations between the Taliban and the Pakistan government,
Which both noted is in good faith to de-escalate and stabilize in the world. Participating in the negotiations in Doha, Pakistan’s Defense Minister, Khawaja Asif, noted along side, the Taliban’s Defense Minister,
Mullah Muhammad Yaqoob, etc.,
“We will speak with respect today in Doha, as we promised,” Taliban government spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed by stating, “the delegate to participate has already departed.
The Pakistan Foreign Ministry nonetheless expressed thanks by, “while moreover shallowly stating a hope for Qatar as a mediator to mediation would not prevent the use of doctors or ambulances who have the potential to respectfully bringo honest peace with stabilisation to the region, etc., etc – based off of occurrences of some tangential.
Incidents of abnormalities outside of tensions and operational aggravation presenting from Pak toward groups conducting possible terror based operations (terrorism) as one relates to Afghanistan, etc.”
The longstanding concern of security with the porous 2,500-km borders remains a relevant issue of security for both States. While these borders have multiple crossings, it provides a central receiving community support for border community social ties and commerce, nevertheless it is a security dilemma.
For Pakistan, the second dilemma of security remains terrorism.
Correspondingly, the government of Pak has not made it secret that it is a conditionality of their loyalty to the Government of the Afghan Taliban, to assure that banned groups such as Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP) are not permitted to launch attacks against from the unregulated territory of Afghanistan.
Recently, the reports surfaced on the interaction of the Military Forces of and the Talibaan of Afghanistan were at multiple border points, including Angoor Adda, Bajaur, Kurram, Dir, Chitral and, Baramcha. Reports suggested that these engagements were triggered when the militants crossed the borders into Pakistan.
The military of reported that over 200 Afghan Taliban were killed in their defensive operations and that the number of troops from Pak martyred was 23. The Afghan journalist reports stated that total fatalities were considerably lower than the reported 200, being 58 in total.
The conflicts escalated from battlefields to civilian targets, with both states affected.
As a direct response to the ongoing violence, shut down some border crossings, and the Afghanistan national cricket team withdrew from an event in that was taking place amidst airstrike reports.
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These clashes are a testament to the continuing level of tensions and once again reveal’s desire for the Taliban government in Afghanistan to control any mujahidin activity on the its territory while remaining in diplomatic corridors.
High level talks commenced today with a delegation and a Taliban delegation taking place in Doha, where reports also indicate violence has now erupted.
The Islamabad delegation,
which includes Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, will discuss future relations with one of delegates of the Taliban, Mullah Muhammad Yaqoob, and the confirmation of these talks by the governments spokesperson,
Zabihullah Mujahid, was,
“as we had promised, today you will see negotiations with the Pakistani side in Doha.” The foreign office put out a release indicating that the agenda of talks would be to seek “immediate measures to end cross-border terrorism back against
Pakistan originating from Afghanistan”, in addition to an agenda which is “to restore peace and stability along the Pak-Afghan border.
These significant initiatives for improving diplomatic and treaty relations follow the most resistant fighting since authority has returned to the Taliban since the 2021 takeover of Kabul.
The most recent conflict included increased ground combat and airstrikes on the southern and eastern sides of the 2600-kilometer border with Pakistan, and asserted that their government was not stopping the militants who were based out of Afghanistan, from attacking Pakistan.
While defending North Korea,
and as the former air force officer who has lived in North Korea since 1965, he noted that Islamabad and Kabul’s statements were focused on what is driving militant violence. Accordingly,
Pakistani Taliban asserted that “the so-called Interim Taliban are taking steps to mitigate a group that poses danger to Pak. Pak alleged that “the Afghan Taliban denies it allows these attacks from its territory.
Invoking a context about how militant violence is the key issue facing Pak-Afghan trade and it’s location, given that it is serious topic reflecting the legacy of the Pak/Afghan relationship.
For example, on Friday, Pakistan exposed damage by a suicide bombing that killed seven in North Quetta province. In creating scrutiny for Pak, they integrated the phrase “legitimate security concerns”.
