Pakistan-Afghanistan peace talks deadlocked after renewed border clashes

Lorries loaded with goods are parked near the closed Spin Boldak border (Sibghatullah/AP)

Peace talks in Istanbul between Pakistan and Afghanistan were at a deadlock, a day after both sides accused each other of mounting border clashes that risked breaching a ceasefire brokered by Qatar.

The update on the talks by Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar came after an Afghan official said four Afghan civilians were killed and five others wounded in clashes between Pakistani and Afghan forces along their shared border despite the joint negotiations.