Pakistan’s Demands ‘Not Reasonable Or Feasible’: Afghan Taliban FM Amir Muttaqi On Failed Talks

Last Updated:November 10, 2025, 11:18 IST

Muttaqi said Pakistan’s internal security issues were of its own making, adding “TTP has been active in Pakistan for the past 25 years.""

Afghanistan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi. (Photo: ANI)

In a sharp rebuke to Islamabad, Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has blamed Pakistan’s “stubborn and unreasonable" approach for the collapse of the latest round of talks between the two neighbours. Speaking in Kabul, Muttaqi said negotiations held recently in Istanbul had failed primarily because Pakistan’s demands were “neither practical nor acceptable" to the Taliban government.

Muttaqi revealed that Pakistan had pressed the Taliban to provide a guarantee of peace within Pakistan and to take measures against the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). “They wanted us to ensure peace in Pakistan, but their own forces are beyond our control," he said, adding that Islamabad had even demanded that the TTP be relocated to Afghanistan — a condition he described as “impossible."

The Taliban foreign minister confirmed that the Afghan delegation had returned from Istanbul after talks broke down, rejecting Islamabad’s claim that the Taliban had withdrawn abruptly. “It was Pakistan’s unfeasible expectations that stalled the discussions," Muttaqi asserted.

Pakistan has repeatedly accused the Afghan Taliban of sheltering TTP militants responsible for attacks inside its territory. However, Muttaqi pushed back, saying that Pakistan’s internal security issues were of its own making. “TTP has been active in Pakistan for the past 25 years. Their existence predates us," he said. “Pakistan has failed to secure its own borders and should not shift the blame."

The Afghan minister also warned Islamabad against what he called “provocations and violations of Afghan sovereignty." He accused Pakistan of allowing airstrikes and drone flights into Afghan territory and demanded an immediate halt. “We told Pakistan to stop Daesh [ISIS] infiltration into Afghanistan and prevent drone flights from its airspace," he said.

Muttaqi reiterated that Afghanistan wanted peaceful relations with all its neighbours but insisted that stability could only come through mutual respect. “Afghanistan does not interfere in others’ affairs, and we expect the same," he remarked.

While the Taliban continues to deny the presence of TTP fighters in Afghanistan, a United Nations monitoring report released in September estimated that roughly 6,000 members of the Pakistan-origin militant group remain active across Afghan provinces.

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