Vans loaded with items are parked close to the closed Spin Boldak border crossing with Pakistan, after the border was shut for practically two weeks following clashes between Afghan and Pakistani forces, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on October 23, 2025.
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“Officers of Pakistan and Afghanistan are set to carry the second spherical of talks in Türkiye on Saturday (October 25, 2025) to discover a negotiated resolution to the border tensions and curb terrorist actions from Afghan soil,” officers mentioned.
The talks observe a short lived restoration of calm alongside the Pakistan-Afghanistan border after the first spherical of discussions was held in Doha on October 19, 2025. The dialogue was facilitated by Qatar and Turkiye, and either side had agreed to satisfy once more in Istanbul on October 25 to proceed discussions geared toward addressing mutual safety issues.
International Workplace spokesperson Tahir Andrabi in an announcement on Friday (October 24, 2025) confirmed that the agreed talks would go forward as scheduled.
Pakistan additionally seems ahead to the institution of a “concrete and verifiable monitoring mechanism” within the subsequent assembly to be hosted by Turkiye in Istanbul “to handle the menace of terrorism emanating from Afghan soil in direction of Pakistan and forestall any additional lack of lifetime of Pakistanis,” he mentioned.
Mr. Andrabi emphasised that Pakistan, as a accountable state dedicated to regional peace and stability, doesn’t search escalation.
Nevertheless, he urged the Afghan Taliban authorities to honour their commitments to the worldwide neighborhood and to take verifiable motion in opposition to terrorist entities working from Afghan territory. Mr. Andrabi reiterated Pakistan’s demand for motion in opposition to the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Balochistan Liberation Military (BLA).
The spokesperson welcomed the result of the Doha assembly as a “first step” towards making certain regional peace and stability and appreciated the constructive roles of Qatar and Turkiye in facilitating the method.
In accordance with Mr. Andrabi, the sooner talks focussed on speedy measures to halt cross-border terrorism in opposition to Pakistan and to revive peace and stability alongside the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
Afghan interim administration spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid additionally confirmed the Istanbul talks, saying the Afghan delegation could be led by Mawlawi Rahmatullah Najeeb, Deputy Minister on the Ministry of Inside.
“The remaining points (with Pakistan) can be mentioned within the assembly,” Mr. Mujahid mentioned in a social media submit.
Pakistan has witnessed a renewed wave of militant assaults for the reason that Taliban takeover of Kabul in 2021. Islamabad has repeatedly urged the Afghan authorities to rein within the TTP militants utilizing Afghan soil to launch assaults inside Pakistan, however with restricted success.
The rising distrust has led to repeated clashes alongside the two,611-km-long border, referred to as the Durand Line, which Afghanistan doesn’t formally recognise.
Printed – October 25, 2025 10:38 am IST
