Pakistan Warns Afghanistan After Peace Talks Collapse
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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".
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'50 times stronger response': Pakistan warns Afghanistan; accuses Kabul of acting as India’s puppet
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,
"Any terrorist attack or any suicide bombing inside Pakistan shall give you the bitter taste of such misadventures," defence minister says.
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.