Turkish intelligence chief mediates second round of talks. Kabul responds to Pakistan’s counterterrorism plan. Pakistan keeps border closed over security concerns. Pakistan has put forward “clear, evidence-based and solution-oriented” demands to the Afghan Taliban in talks on cross-border militancy, but security sources said the group’s defiance and lack of cooperation have raised doubts about its … Continue reading Pakistan signals zero tolerance as ‘stubborn’ Afghan Taliban resist counterterror demands