Alex Ritson

But on the contrary, the Taliban on the other side, they have always been denying that.

When we recently spoke to the defense minister of Taliban, and he said that the attacks which happen inside Pakistan are...

hundreds of kilometers inside the country.

So that is the failure of the Pakistani security forces, which the Taliban government claimed that they are trying to hide by these accusations which they make.

They are saying that they have made a pledge in Qatar that they will not let the soil of Afghanistan to be used against any country.

And they are saying they are still standing by that pledge.

Yeah.

So it is not a threat to any other regional country.

And it is only Pakistan that they are trying to make these sorts of accusations, which they say it is not true.

So it's war then?

Pakistani defense minister today, he openly said they are in open war with Afghanistan.

Why?

But on the other side, when we see there are some efforts of de-escalation, the Pakistani foreign minister spoke to his Qatari and to his Saudi counterparts.

Iranians have shown concern and offered mediation.

Taliban's foreign minister spoke to his Turkish counterpart.

So there are some efforts going on behind the scenes in order to de-escalate.

Yama Baris in Kabul.

China and Iran have offered to mediate to try to end hostilities.

Our correspondent in the region, Yogita Lemoye, has been telling me more about this latest escalation.

Yogita Lemurye.