مجاهد: مذاکرات میان افغانستان و پاکستان در ترکیه پایان یافت

Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, announced in a statement that the negotiations with Pakistan held in Turkey have concluded.

In the statement, Mujahid emphasized the Islamic Emirate’s consistent and principled position of resolving disputes through diplomacy and mutual understanding. He stated that the Istanbul talks ended with an agreement that both sides would meet again to discuss and review the remaining issues.

He also expressed gratitude to Turkey and Qatar for mediating and facilitating the talks, and highlighted the following points:

1. The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has always believed in diplomacy and dialogue. Accordingly, it launched the negotiation process sincerely and seriously by appointing a comprehensive and professional team, and has followed the process with full cooperation and patience up to this point.

2. Just as the Islamic Emirate seeks good relations with other neighboring countries, it also desires positive relations with Pakistan—relations based on mutual respect, non-interference in each other’s internal affairs, and a commitment not to pose a threat to either side.

3. The Istanbul negotiations, which were complex in nature, concluded with the agreement that both parties will meet again to deliberate on the unresolved matters.

Following heightened tensions between Kabul and Islamabad due to Pakistan’s violation of Afghanistan’s airspace and territory, a ceasefire agreement between the two sides was reached in Doha on October 18–19 through the mediation of Qatar and Turkey.

Subsequently, a second round of talks was held from October 25 to 30 in Istanbul, with the aim of strengthening the ceasefire agreement between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

However, Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that, in order to establish additional executive mechanisms between the two sides, a high-level meeting is scheduled to take place on November 6 in Istanbul.

In a statement, the ministry added that during the Kabul-Islamabad talks, both parties agreed to establish a monitoring and verification mechanism to ensure the maintenance of peace, and to impose penalties on any party found in violation.

These developments come amid renewed tensions between Kabul and Islamabad following Pakistan’s air and ground assaults on the Afghan provinces of Kabul and Paktika.

In response to these attacks, the Ministry of Defense of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan carried out retaliatory operations targeting positions across the hypothetical Durand Line.

Meanwhile, several analysts believe that escalating tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan benefit neither side and have called for resolving disputes through dialogue.