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Taliban Urges Pakistan to Choose Dialogue Over Military Pressure
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News18•05-10-2026, 18:23
Taliban Urges Pakistan to Choose Dialogue Over Military Pressure
- •Afghan Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi stated that issues between the two nations should be resolved through diplomacy rather than military language.
- •Speaking at an event in Russia, Muttaqi emphasized that Kabul views self-defence against any aggression as a legitimate right.
- •Relations between Kabul and Islamabad have sharply deteriorated as Pakistan accuses the Taliban of harboring TTP militants.
- •The Taliban strongly denies these allegations, maintaining that domestic militancy within Pakistan is Islamabad's internal issue.
Key Questions Answered
Afghan Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi stated that problems between Afghanistan and Pakistan should be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy rather than military pressure.
Pakistan accuses the Taliban government of allowing militant groups, including the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), to operate from Afghan territory and carry out attacks inside Pakistan.
The Taliban consistently denies the allegations of sheltering militants, maintaining instead that the militancy inside Pakistan is Islamabad's internal problem that needs to be addressed internally.
