Afghan Taliban says problems with Pakistan can be resolved through diplomacy

October 5, 2026 5:57 AM EDT

FILE PHOTO: Afghanistan's Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi leaves after a roundtable at the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) in New Delhi, India, October 13, 2025. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo

KABUL/ISLAMABAD, Oct 5 (Reuters) - ‌Problems ​affecting ​relations between neighbours Afghanistan and Pakistan can be resolved through dialogue ‌and diplomacy, Afghan Taliban Foreign Minister Amir ⁠Khan Muttaqi said on Monday at talks ‌on Afghanistan held in ‌Moscow.

• Instead of seeking "political understanding", Pakistan's powerful military uses only military language in ​relations with Afghanistan and has carried out aggression in violation of international ⁠laws, Muttaqi said

• Kabul considers self-defence against any aggression to ​be its legitimate and undeniable right, Muttaqi added

• Pakistan’s foreign ministry, in ​a statement, said its ‌representative at the event vowed to uproot terrorism from across the ⁠border, and called on the Taliban to end the "impunity with which terrorist groups continue ⁠to operate from their soil".

• Pakistan and Afghanistan ​have been at odds over militancy, with Islamabad accusing Kabul of harbouring militants who stage cross-border ‌attacks

• The Taliban government denies the charge and says militancy is ‌Pakistan's internal problem

(Reporting by Mohammad Yunus ⁠Yawar and Ariba ‌Shahid, Writing by ​Hritam Mukherjee and Sakshi Dayal; Editing by YP Rajesh and Peter ‌Graff)



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