Pakistan Accuses India for Taliban Talks Failure Secret US Drone Deal Exposed

The Pakistan-Afghanistan peace talks collapsed after Pakistan admitted to a secret deal allowing US drone strikes from its territory. Afghan negotiators demanded Pakistan stop violating Afghan airspace, but talks broke down when Pakistan confirmed the US was behind the drone operations. Pakistan acknowledged the agreement for the first time, stating it cannot break it.

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Pakistan initially seemed willing to consider Kabul’s terms but reversed its position after a phone call, likely from its high command. The delegation then claimed it couldn’t control US drone operations. Qatari and Turkish mediators were surprised by the sudden shift. Pakistan’s defense minister blamed India for sabotaging the talks, but Afghan media highlighted that the change in stance came right after the call, when Pakistan acknowledged an agreement allowing US drones in its airspace for surveillance and strikes inside Afghanistan.

Ceasefire Holds Amid Border Tensions

The failed peace talks come as a fragile ceasefire remains in place along the Durand Line after deadly clashes in September and October, which claimed over 200 lives on both sides. The Taliban government has accused Pakistan of killing civilians, including women and children, through airstrikes and drone operations. Afghanistan’s defense minister, Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, warned Pakistan that any further violation of Afghan airspace would lead to a “reciprocal response.”

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