Taliban and Pakistani delegations met for a second day on Friday in Istanbul for the third round of high-level talks aimed at de-escalating border tensions and addressing key security concerns, including the presence of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants.
Details of the closed-door discussions have not been made public, but Pakistani officials say that Islamabad’s primary demand is a firm guarantee that Afghan soil will no longer be used for attacks against Pakistan, and that TTP militants operating from Afghan territory must be dismantled.
