Overview
- Pakistan’s defence minister said negotiations have “ended indefinitely” after the sides failed to bridge differences over militants and verification.
- A brief exchange of fire near Spin Boldak/Chaman occurred during the talks, with each government accusing the other of firing first.
- A district hospital official reported five civilian deaths and six wounded in Spin Boldak, according to AFP.
- The delegations were led by Pakistan’s ISI chief Lt Gen Asim Malik and Afghanistan’s intelligence chief Abdul Haq Wasiq, with a proposed monitoring and penalty mechanism under discussion.
- Islamabad insists on a one-point agenda to halt attacks from Afghan soil and has warned of other options, while the Doha ceasefire formally remains in place but under strain.