Tells Kabul to "test our resolve and capabilities, if you wish so, at your own peril and doom"; UN expresses concern over talk failure.

Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif has again raised the specter of war with Afghanistan after talks with Kabul failed in Istanbul, saying that Taliban rulers should test his country's resolve at their "own peril and doom".

Pakistan confirms failed talks with Afghanistan, accusing Kabul of backtracking on commitments to combat cross-border terrorism.

The four-day talks began on Saturday and were facilitated by the host, Turkiye, with officials from Pakistan and Afghanistan in attendance.

Pakistan's Defence Minister warned Afghanistan of a "50 times stronger" response if attacks on Islamabad continue, accusing Kabul of being an "Indian puppet." These remarks followed the dramatic collapse of peace talks in Istanbul,

Pakistan has said that talks for a long-term truce with Afghanistan’s Taliban have failed. It blamed the group for wanting a ’needless war’ and accused India of controlling the Taliban.

United States President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly sought credit for resolving global conflicts, also waded in, saying he would “solve the Afghanistan-Pakistan crisis very quickly”, while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) summit in Malaysia earlier in the week.