Pakistan vows to ‘annihilate’ Taliban as peace negotiations collapse.
Pakistan’s defense minister on Wednesday threatened to “obliterate” the Taliban, which governs neighboring Afghanistan, after discussions aimed at establishing lasting peace between the two nations faltered. Peace talks concluded in Istanbul, Turkey, without a “workable solution,” according to Pakistan Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, following deadly clashes this month. Dozens perished along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in…
