Afghanistan, Dec. 11 -- Islamabad says the Kabul clerics' gathering is insufficient to address cross-border militancy, insisting on a formal written guarantee from Mullah Hibatullah to curb attacks from TTP.
Pakistan says it has not yet received the official resolution issued by Taliban-aligned clerics who gathered in Kabul this week, despite calling the meeting a potentially positive step for counterterrorism. Islamabad reiterated that it still expects written guarantees from the Taliban leadership and Hibatullah Akhundzada.
Nearly 1,000 pro-Taliban clerics from across Afghanistan convened in Kabul on Wednesday, declaring that no Afghan should fight outside the country and urging the Taliban to prevent individuals from joining any extern...