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News India Live, Digital Desk: Another major attempt to establish peace between neighboring countries, Pakistan and Afghanistan, has failed. Important talks in Turkey between the officials of the two countries ended without any result, when the Pakistani delegation left the meeting in anger. After this incident, the relations between the two countries have become even more tense, and now the question is being raised whether the situation can worsen further.
What is the root of this tension?
The biggest reason for the breakdown of this entire conversation is the terrorist organization named Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Pakistan has long been alleging that TTP uses Afghan soil to carry out attacks and the Taliban government of Afghanistan gives it shelter.
What happened in the conversation that it broke down?
In the meeting being held in Istanbul city of Türkiye, Pakistani officials put forward a direct and clear demand to the Afghan side. He said that Afghanistan will have to take a major military action against TTP on its soil. Pakistan wanted the Taliban government to declare TTP a terrorist and destroy all its bases.
But, the Taliban rulers of Afghanistan flatly refused to accept this demand. He said that TTP is Pakistan’s internal issue and they will not wage war on their soil for any other country. A Taliban official even said, “Why should we fight your war?” On this matter the debate between the two sides intensified and Pakistani officials walked out of the meeting.
Afghanistan also had its own conditions
The Afghan delegation also presented its complaints to Pakistan. He accused Pakistan of violating their airspace and demanded it to be stopped immediately. They said that they will not allow their land to be used against any country, but they will not take any step under anyone’s pressure.
Now what can happen next?
The failure of this conversation has widened the gap of distrust between the two countries. Pakistan’s Defense Minister has already warned that if no solution is found through talks, then a situation of “open war” may arise. Small skirmishes have been taking place between the armies of the two countries on the border in the past too, but now the tension has increased considerably.
The eyes of the whole world are on whether countries like Turkey and Qatar, which were playing the role of mediator in this conversation, will be able to bring the two sides to the same table again. At present, hopes for peace in this part of South Asia look quite bleak.
