Overview
- Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Asif said negotiations are over with no plan for further meetings after the latest Istanbul round produced no written commitments.
- Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the truce agreed on October 19 will continue and blamed what he called Pakistan’s irresponsible, uncooperative approach for the talks’ failure.
- A brief exchange of fire on November 6 at Spin Boldak–Chaman occurred during the talks, with local hospital officials reporting at least five civilian deaths, including four women.
- Turkey and Qatar mediated the meetings focused on a monitoring and verification mechanism; Pakistan pressed for guarantees against TTP use of Afghan soil, which Kabul denies enabling.
- Delegations were led by ISI chief Lt. Gen. Asim Malik and Afghan intelligence chief Abdul Haq Wasiq, as key border crossings stayed closed and both sides warned of responses if attacks resume.