Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan on Thursday called for renewed efforts to secure peace in Afghanistan, urging the Taliban to meet their international commitments and take “concrete, verifiable” action against militant groups operating in the region, Pakistan’s government said.
The appeal followed delegation-level talks in Islamabad between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, who discussed regional tensions and broader global developments, according to a statement from Sharif’s office.
Both leaders voiced concern over “escalating threats to peace and security” and said regional disputes should be resolved peacefully and in accordance with international law, including the UN Charter and relevant Security Council resolutions.
“They agreed that the Afghan Taliban regime must honor its commitments to the international community and address Pakistan’s legitimate security concerns by taking concrete and verifiable actions against terrorist entities,” the statement said.
Islamabad has long accused the Taliban of allowing Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to use Afghan territory to mount attacks — a claim the Taliban reject.
A UN monitoring group reported in September that the TTP maintains at least 6,000 fighters inside Afghanistan.
Tensions between Islamabad and Taliban have sharply escalated in the past two months, prompting four rounds of talks and leading Pakistan to close major border crossings, disrupting trade and stranding thousands of trucks on both sides.
