Archive · 10 Nov 2025
Taliban FM: Pakistan's Demands Unreasonable in Failed Talks
Imagine Afghanistan and Pakistan are like neighbors trying to sort out some problems.
The Afghan Taliban's top diplomat, Amir Khan Muttaqi, said that recent talks didn't go well because Pakistan asked for things that Afghanistan's government couldn't do.
Pakistan wanted Afghanistan to promise that no one would attack Pakistan from Afghan land, and they also wanted Afghanistan to move a group called the TTP, which Pakistan says is causing trouble, into Afghanistan.
Muttaqi said this is impossible and that Pakistan's problems with the TTP are really Pakistan's own fault because this group has been around for a long time.
He also mentioned that Pakistan has been flying drones into Afghanistan and that this needs to stop.
The Taliban official said they want to be good neighbors but need Pakistan to respect their country too.
Afghan Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi stated Pakistan's demands were unreasonable and infeasible, causing recent talks to fail.
Muttaqi rejected Pakistan's request for guarantees of peace within Pakistan and the relocation of the TTP to Afghanistan, calling it 'impossible'.
He asserted that Pakistan's internal security issues and the presence of the TTP are Pakistan's responsibility, predating the Taliban government.
The Taliban official accused Pakistan of 'provocations and violations of Afghan sovereignty,' including airstrikes and drone flights into Afghan territory.
Muttaqi reiterated Afghanistan's desire for peaceful relations based on mutual respect and warned Pakistan against shifting blame for its security challenges.
- Who
- Afghan acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi
- What
- Stated that Pakistan's demands were unreasonable and infeasible, leading to the collapse of recent talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
- When
- November 10, 2025
- Where
- Kabul, Afghanistan
- Why
- To rebuke Pakistan's approach to negotiations, particularly concerning security issues and the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and to reject claims of an abrupt Taliban withdrawal from talks.
Afghan Taliban FM Amir Muttaqi
Pakistan's Position/Demands
Responsibility for TTP Attacks
Afghan Taliban FM Amir Muttaqi
Pakistan's internal security issues and the TTP's presence are Pakistan's own making and predate the current Taliban government. Pakistan should secure its own borders and not shift blame.
Pakistan's Position/Demands
Pakistan accuses the Afghan Taliban of sheltering TTP militants and not doing enough to control them, holding them responsible for attacks within Pakistan.
Feasibility of Demands
Afghan Taliban FM Amir Muttaqi
Pakistan's demands for the Taliban to guarantee peace within Pakistan and relocate the TTP to Afghanistan are impractical, unacceptable, and impossible. Pakistan's own forces are beyond the Taliban's control.
Pakistan's Position/Demands
Pakistan demanded guarantees of peace within Pakistan and measures against the TTP, including their relocation to Afghanistan.
Approach to Relations
Afghan Taliban FM Amir Muttaqi
Afghanistan desires peaceful relations based on mutual respect and expects its sovereignty not to be violated. Pakistan should cease airstrikes and drone flights into Afghan territory and stop Daesh infiltration.
Pakistan's Position/Demands
Pakistan has accused the Afghan Taliban of sheltering TTP militants and has previously engaged in negotiations that reportedly failed due to the Taliban's stance.
- Source
- News18.com
- Reported By
- Manoj Gupta
- Date of Report
- November 10, 2025
- Key Official
- Amir Khan Muttaqi (Afghan Acting Foreign Minister)
- Location of Statement
- Kabul, Afghanistan
- Reason for Failed Talks
- Pakistan's demands deemed 'neither practical nor acceptable' by the Taliban government.
- Taliban's Stance on TTP
- TTP presence is Pakistan's internal issue, predating the Taliban's rule; their relocation to Afghanistan is 'impossible'.
