Pakistan urges Taliban to eliminate terror groups from Afghan soil, citing regional security.

• Pakistan urged the Taliban to eliminate all terrorist groups from Afghan soil, citing growing regional security challenges.
• Mohammad Sadiq, Pakistan's Special Representative, made the remarks at a Tehran meeting of Special Representatives for Afghanistan.
• The Taliban government was invited to the meeting but did not attend.
• Pakistan emphasized that an Afghanistan free of militant groups is crucial for regional confidence and economic engagement.
• Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have deteriorated due to accusations of the Taliban harboring the TTP and failed dialogue attempts.

Why It Matters: Regional security is threatened by Afghanistan's failure to curb terror groups.