Islamabad: Pakistan demands the Afghan Taliban a few days later choose Whether they want to stand with their neighbors or the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant group, a leading U.S. official called for an octopus reconciliation with Kabul.
Zalmay Khalilzad, who was appointed as Afghanistan’s special representative during the last Trump administration, also called on Afghanistan to “help Pakistan in such negotiations.”
The former diplomat has recently promised Business Go to Kabul with American hostage envoy Adam Boehler, to join the main members of the Afghan Taliban regime.
In a tweet Posted After Khalilzad concluded his visit, he noted that violence between Pakistan’s security forces and TTP caused a large number of security personnel and citizens to die.
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He said he believed that pursuing a military solution was a mistake, and he called on Islamabad to “turn to political strategy and negotiate”.
“Pakistan agencies have always recommended that the U.S. and Afghan government negotiate with the Afghan Taliban by 2021, and the octopus is a political settler. It is time for Pakistan to consider doing so,” he said.
The timing of the news is important because the days after PM Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir gave Kabul obvious choices.
“I want to send a clear message to Afghanistan to choose between Pakistan and TTP,” Prime Minister Shehbaz once Business Go to Bannu with the Army Chief.
Although President Trump and US Military Officials such as Centcom Chief Gen Michael Kurilla have repeatedly tried Pakistan’s counterterror Cooperror Cooperation-with the arrest of is-khorasan operating who targeted the Kabul Airport’s Abbey Gate in 2021 Being a Highlight-Khalilzad’s Message Seems Be the first indication that the us wants both Islamabad and kabul to come to the table.
In the Washington circle, Khalilzade is seen as an eagle. He openly sympathized with the prison-sentenced PTI founder Imran Khan and had reserved keywords for Pakistan in the past.
In a tweet last month, he claimed that Afghanistan’s successful actions against Is-Khorasan have pushed its leadership to Pakistan, claiming that the latter has now become a “safe haven” for radical groups.
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Khalilzad’s speech echoes the views of the imprisoned former prime minister, who also calls for dialogue to resolve the army currently plaguing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province – whose party is in power.
In a tweet posted on account X posted on Tuesday, Mr Khan said the operations launched in the former tribal areas were causing a rise in police, military and civilian casualties.
“This approach can never establish peace. Lasting peace can only be achieved through dialogue,” he said. He is allegedly trying to discredit the PTI government in the KP and claiming that military operations will only promote further terrorism.
He said the government, law and order will collapse as police move to deal with the threat of terrorism. He urged all KP legislators to sit down with the Chief Minister to urgently resolve the province’s challenges and called on his ally Tehreek-I-Tahaffuz Ayeen-I-Pakistan leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai to send a peace delegation to Afghanistan.
Posted at Dawn on September 17, 2025
