Pakistan senior official and special representative on Afghanistan, Asif Durrani, is expected to travel to Kabul, for a three-day visit and hold key bilateral talks between Islamabad and the Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, sources told WION, on Tuesday (July 18).

Pakistan, Afghanistan to hold talks about cross-border terrorism, ‘shared security concerns’

Tensions have escalated between Afghanistan and Pakistan after the border crossing closed. Now, a High-level Pak delegation visits Afghanistan to resolve tensions. Watch here.

Pakistan’s defence and spy chiefs discuss security with Taliban

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Inside South Asia | Pakistan's Terror Troubles: Frankenstein Monster out of control?

Amid growing tensions between neighbours Afghanistan and Pakistan, the United States has, in a rare move, backed Islamabad, remarking that the nation has the right to "defend" itself from terrorists.

Taliban 'unable or unwilling’ to fulfil commitments, Pakistan has the right to defend itself: US

Pakistan's Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah in a recent interview with a Pakistani news channel said that Islamabad may target Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) hideouts on Afghanistani soil.

Pakistan says will target TTP on Afghan soil, Taliban say would not let anyone attack Islamic Emirate

All public gatherings and meetings in Pakistan's capital Islamabad have been banned for two weeks after a suicide attack killed one police official and two terrorists of the Pakistani Taliban on Friday.

Islamabad bans public gatherings for two weeks after suicide car bombing killed three

In a major escalation of tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan, on Sunday, rocket fire from the Afghanistan Taliban forces at a border crossing with Pakistan led to the death of six civilians while another two dozen were reportedly injured.

Pak PM warns Taliban 'ensure such incidents aren’t repeated', after firing along Afghan border kills six

Taliban are distancing themselves from the Tehreek-I-Taliban Pakistan or the TTP. As the Tehreek-I-Taliban Pakistan recently made claims about being a branch of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in a video circulating on social media.

Taliban: TTP not part of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan