Nov 08, Kathmandu - Afghanistan's Taliban government on Saturday confirmed that the latest round of peace talks with Pakistan had failed again, blaming Islamabad's "irresponsible and uncooperative behavior."

Kabul has expressed fears that the failure of the talks could lead to a resurgence of violence between the two countries.

The South Asian neighbors reached a preliminary ceasefire agreement in Qatar on October 19. Representatives from the two countries met in Turkey on Thursday to finalize the agreement. But neither side has released concrete details of the talks, which have long focused solely on security issues.

“During the talks, Pakistani representatives tried to shift the entire responsibility for their security to Afghanistan, but neither wanted to ensure their own security, nor did they provide any clear vision for Afghan security,” Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid wrote on social media. “The talks did not reach any results due to the irresponsible and uncooperative attitude of the Pakistani team.”

Neither the Pakistani government nor the mediators immediately responded.

“The responsibility of suppressing terrorism lies with Afghanistan, but they are failing in this,” Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said a day earlier, signaling that the talks would fail. “Pakistan will continue to use all necessary options to protect the security of its people and national sovereignty.”