A Pakistani government delegation is scheduled to travel to Kabul on Tuesday, 21 October, to hold talks with Taliban officials on trade cooperation and border management, Pakistani media reported.
According to Mashriq, a Peshawar-based newspaper, the visit will focus on facilitating cross-border commerce, regulating the movement of goods and people, and implementing the “One Document Regime” aimed at streamlining trade procedures between the two countries.
Sources cited by the paper said the trip had been planned in advance and is not linked to recent clashes at the Torkham border crossing or the rising tension between Kabul and Islamabad.
However, the delegation’s agenda also includes discussions on enforcing the recently agreed ceasefire and addressing Pakistan’s demand that the Taliban curb Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other armed groups operating from Afghan territory.
Government sources said another key objective of the visit is to build mutual trust and develop a joint framework for regional stability and security between the Taliban and Islamabad.
