KABUL: Mawlavi Rahmatullah Najeeb, Deputy Minister of Interior Affairs, stated during a meeting with traders and industrialists in the presence of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar that the Pakistani delegation presented unreasonable demands during the Turkey-hosted talks.
He met with a number of traders in Kabul, in the presence of Mullah Baradar Akhund the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs.
He noted, “The Pakistani delegation requested the Afghan side to curb the violence in Pakistan and asked the Islamic Emirate to issue a fatwa to stop the ongoing conflicts. However, the issues of violence in Pakistan are their own concern, and we cannot issue a fatwa on this matter.”
According to Mawlavi Najeeb, the Afghan delegation also requested that Pakistan hand over officials linked to ISIS and emphasized that trade between Kabul and Islamabad should not be politicized.
He further stated that, due to the unreasonable nature of all Pakistani demands, the Afghan delegation was unable to respond adequately, and the negotiations consequently ended without any results.
Meanwhile, Pakistani officials have stated that they would be willing to return to the negotiation table with the Afghan delegation if invited by mediating countries like Turkey and Qatar.