Islamabad ¨C Pakistan said Wednesday that negotiations for a lasting truce with Afghanistan had ¡°failed to bring about a workable solution,¡± warning it would take steps to protect its people.
Pakistan and Afghanistan have been holding negotiations in Istanbul aimed at securing peace after the South Asian neighbors¡¯ deadliest border clashes in years.
The violence, which killed more than 70 people and wounded hundreds, erupted following explosions in Kabul on Oct. 9 that the Taliban authorities blamed on Pakistan.
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