Kabul and Islamabad Delegations Reach Good Results in Istanbul Meeting

Delegations from Kabul and Islamabad reached what they described as good results during a meeting in Istanbul on measures to reduce tensions.

The agreements include reopening the border, resuming medical and student visas, facilitating trader movement, and establishing a joint security mechanism to share information and act against TTP threats.

Migrant issues will be handled under the International Organization for Migration and relevant international covenants.

Pakistan and the Taliban welcomed the outcomes, which they said provide a platform for further official talks.

The two sides will continue discussions on details in the coming weeks using a format proposed by Turkey.

Pakistan conducted airstrikes on Khost, Kunar, and Paktika provinces in Afghanistan at dawn on Wednesday.