Pakistan accuses Kabul of being India's puppet, vows revenge

Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has accused Kabul of acting as a tool for Delhi, warning that any attack on Islamabad would draw a befitting response, 50 times stronger. Appearing on Pakistani primetime show, Asif delivered a blistering critique of Kabul’s leadership, accusing it of dancing to India’s tune. “The people in Kabul pulling the strings and staging the puppet show are being controlled by Delhi,” he said, alleging that India was using Afghanistan to compensate for its defeat on their western border, the Dawn reported.
Asif said recent negotiations between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Turkey collapsed after four or five reversals by the Afghan side. “Whenever we got close to an agreement when negotiators reported to Kabul, there was intervention, and the agreement was withdrawn,” he told the channel. He furter accused Kabul’s power brokers of sabotaging progress under India’s influence. “India wants to engage in a low-intensity war with Pakistan. To achieve this, they are using Kabul,” he said. Earlier, also  Muhammad Asif had warned that if the Istanbul talks ended without result, Islamabad would go to war with Afghanistan. In contrast, the Kabul has repeatedly emphasized resolving issues through dialogue.
Meanwhile, according to Tolo News, the Pakistani delegation walked away from the negotiating table after the Afghan delegation opposed certain demands from Islamabad, effectively halting the talks with no outcome. According to these sources, the talks broke down due to disagreements over several final clauses and what was described as undiplomatic behavior by the Pakistani delegation. The Afghanistan reiterated its commitment to preventing the use of Afghan soil against Pakistan, but in return asked Islamabad to stop violating Afghan airspace and prevent U.S. drone flights, a request the source said Pakistan refused to accept.