ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan has warned Afghanistan's Taliban government to decide whether to maintain ties with Islamabad or continue to give space to a homegrown militant group, the Pakistani Taliban (TTP), as China's mediation efforts have failed to push Kabul into curbing cross-border militancy.
International relations
Pakistan urges Afghan Taliban to choose a side: Islamabad or militants
Warning comes after recent deadly clashes and China's failure in mediation
Soldiers from the Pakistan Army following a militant attack in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan on Sept. 2. At least 19 Pakistani soldiers and 45 TTP militants were killed in multiple clashes earlier this month. © Reuters
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