Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar’s recent visit to Kabul may have advanced trade and refugee negotiations, but Pakistan’s primary concern—TTP’s cross-border terrorism—remains unresolved.
Despite public assurances from the Afghan Taliban that Afghan soil would not be used against any neighbor, Pakistan sees little change on the ground. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) continues to launch attacks from Afghan territory, posing a persistent threat to Pakistan’s internal security.
The absence of key Taliban security figures, including Sirajuddin Haqqani, from high-level meetings raised serious doubts about Kabul’s commitment to tackling the TTP menace. Pakistani officials fear that without visible, verifiable action against the group, the goodwill created through diplomatic overtures could quickly erode.
The Torkham border incident, which nearly escalated into full-scale conflict earlier this year, is a stark reminder of the fragile peace between the two countries. Though border tensions were temporarily defused, the underlying threat from the TTP has only grown.
