Tensions in Islamabad-Kabul relations; Pakistan seeks official assurances from Taliban

Yasamin Sun Nov 2025 2 weeks ago 125

Khawaja Asif, Pakistan's Defense Minister, emphasized in an interview with The Express Tribune that this assurance must be supported by countries such as Turkey, Qatar, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, China, and Saudi Arabia to foster genuine trust-building.


According to Asif, Islamabad is seeking a Taliban commitment that Afghan soil will not be used for operations against Pakistan.


He stated: "If it's claimed that the attacks are not being carried out from inside Afghanistan, then providing an official guarantee shouldn't be a difficult issue."


He claimed that security investigations in Pakistan indicate that two recent attacks, including the deadly explosion in Islamabad, are linked to structures operating inside Afghanistan. According to him, not even a single Pakistani individual was present in the North Waziristan attack.


Asif also described Afghanistan's current situation as "a crumbling governmental structure" and claimed that the country lacks "an active economy, an efficient judicial and administrative apparatus," which has turned it into a "sanctuary for foreign armed groups."


Pakistan's Defense Minister stressed that cross-border movement between the two countries must be managed according to the formal principles of an international border. He said the continuation of past practices has paved the way for smuggling of goods and the illegal outflow of currency from Pakistan.


These remarks come as recent Taliban negotiations with Pakistani officials in Turkey and Qatar have ended without results. Pakistan insists that the Taliban must curb the activities of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), but the Taliban have responded that instability in Pakistan is an "internal" matter for which they bear no responsibility.


It is said that the halt in trade routes, reduced economic exchanges, and closure of border crossings have pushed relations between the two sides into a new phase of chill and mistrust—a situation that, according to Pakistani officials, "will not change without an official commitment."

In the wake of escalating tensions between Islamabad and the Taliban, Pakistan's Defense Minister has stated that improved relations will only be possible if the Afghan Taliban provide a written commitment, one backed by guarantees from "friendly and mediating" countries.

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