Pakistan foreign minister meets Afghan Taliban amid border concerns

Pakistan's Minister of State Hina Rabbani Khar, greets Ubaid-ur-Rahman Nizamani, head of Mission of Embassy of Pakistan, upon her arrival in Kabul, Afghanistan November 29, 2022. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA)/Handout via REUTERS

KABUL (Reuters) - Pakistan's minister of state for foreign affairs met Afghanistan's acting foreign minister in Kabul on Tuesday, the latest international minister to visit the country whose Taliban rulers are not formally recognised by foreign governments.

The visit comes at a time of heightened security concerns in areas bordering Afghanistan after the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) said on Monday it would no longer abide by a months-long ceasefire with the Pakistani government. The Afghan Taliban have been facilitating peace talks between local militants and Pakistan authorities since late last year.