The Taliban government accuses Pakistan of bombing Kabul and a market in eastern Afghanistan. A blast occurred Thursday night in Kabul near key government buildings.

The Afghan Taliban has accused Pakistan of violating Kabul's "sovereign territory", describing it as an "unprecedented, violent, and provocative act". The allegation comes after two loud blasts were heard in the city late on Thursday.

A ceasefire agreement between Islamabad and Kabul rests on the ruling Afghan Taliban's ability to rein in militants attacking Pakistan across their shared border, Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif told Reuters on Monday,

The interim administration in Kabul on Saturday claimed that Pakistan carried out late-night airstrikes in Afghanistan’s border province of Paktika, as officials from the two sides were set to hold talks in the Qatari capital Doha.

Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the ongoing meeting in Turkey is aimed at making the ceasefire permanent and reliable.

Pakistan-Afghan talks in Istanbul stall for a third day as Taliban delegation resists Pakistan’s key demands, creating a negotiation deadlock.

Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has warned that Islamabad could no longer maintain relations with Kabul as it had in the past. He also threatened to retaliate against any source of terrorism targeting Pakistan, PTI reported.