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Growing India-Taliban Ties Anger Neighboring Pakistan
Pakistan accuses India of backing militants amid rising border violence and urges US mediation as over 100 Pakistani security personnel died in October attacks, officials said.
- On October 19, a second ceasefire was inked after an initial truce collapsed, ending deadly clashes that killed dozens along the Afghanistan-Pakistan frontier.
- On October 9, Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi visited New Delhi, and analysts say India's outreach to the Taliban has prompted Pakistan's reaction in recent months.
- Pakistan says Taliban authorities have sheltered militant groups as over 100 security personnel were killed in October attacks, a Pakistani security source said.
- The exchanges featured public condemnations by both Islamabad and New Delhi, with Shehbaz Sharif accusing New Delhi of having "incited" the Afghan Taliban and Khawaja Muhammad Asif calling Kabul a "proxy of India," while India's foreign ministry denied the charges and blamed Pakistan's domestic turmoil.
- The rapprochement positions the Taliban with a diplomatic win as New Delhi announced a diplomatic mission upgrade to embassy in Kabul, marking a shift in India-Pakistan-Afghanistan relations.
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India’s growing ties with Taliban anger Pakistan amid escalating border clashes with Afghanistan
Pakistan has accused India of fuelling escalating clashes with Afghanistan, as New Delhi strengthens diplomatic ties with the Taliban and Islamabad’s relations with Kabul deteriorate sharply
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Growing India-Taliban ties anger neighbouring Pakistan
As fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan escalated into rare, bloody combat this month, Islamabad pointed fingers at another adversary, accusing India of fuelling the conflict.
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