Pakistan and Afghanistan Hold Joint Coordination Committee Talks Led by Mohammad Sadiq and Nooruddin Azizi on Trade and Border Disputes

A high-level delegation from Pakistan, led by Special Representative for Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq, is in Kabul for the second round of the Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) talks. This meeting, which marks the first such engagement in 15 months, aims to address key issues including border disputes and security concerns. The Taliban's spokesperson confirmed the JCC meeting, indicating a potential diplomatic breakthrough amid ongoing tensions related to militancy and deportations. Concurrently, a Taliban delegation led by Nooruddin Azizi, the Taliban's commerce minister, is visiting Pakistan to discuss trade, transit, and migrant issues, coinciding with the Pakistani envoy's visit to Kabul.