A significant development has been made in the recent talks between Pakistan and the Afghan government after the authorities in Kabul decided to take action against the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

According to sources, an understanding to this effect was reached during a meeting between Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and his Afghan counterpart Sirajuddin Haqqani in Kabul, where both sides discussed a wide range of issues.

The talks, which lasted well over two hours, discussed in detail the threats posed by the TTP to Pakistan.

According to the sources, the Afghan government has decided to disarm the TTP and relocate them away from the Pakistani border.

The sources said that the Afghan government will relocate TTP members to Ghazni and other remote areas, and in the meantime, they are also being disarmed.

The Afghan side said that a process to disarm the TTP members has been initiated and is progressing in a phased manner.

The Pakistani delegation complained during the talks that ‘we are tired of carrying funerals’. They convinced the Afghan side that ‘the issue of TTP attacks from Afghan soil should be taken seriously.’

“Do not please your and our enemies,” the Pakistani delegation maintained during the talks.

In response, Afghan Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani and his delegation assured that “we are ready to work with you, but this process will take time.”

The Afghan delegation also revealed that they have arrested Afghans affiliated with the TTP involved in attacks inside Pakistan and that a large number of arrests have been made in this regard.