Afghanistan and Pakistan held a third day of negotiations in Istanbul on Monday, seeking a lasting truce after their bloodiest clashes in years.
Fighting between the South Asian neighbours broke out after explosions in Kabul on October 9.
The Taliban government blamed the blasts on Pakistan and launched a retaliatory border offensive.
Days of fierce clashes killed dozens on both sides in their deadliest row since the Taliban returned to power in 2021.
The one-time allies have had frosty relations since聽 the Taliban鈥檚 return, with Islamabad accusing Kabul of harbouring militant groups that stage cross-border terror attacks.
After an initial 48-hour ceasefire between the warring neighbours lapsed, a second truce emerged on October 19 following talks in Doha, mediated by Qatar and Turkey, though its terms remain unclear.
The talks in Istanbul, which began Saturday, aim to establish long-term peace.
鈥楾he second phase of negotiations is on-going, we cannot predict the outcome and must wait for the end of the meeting,鈥� Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Monday.
鈥楾he only solution to resolve the recent issue with Pakistan is dialogue and understanding,鈥� he added.
A Pakistani security source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said on Sunday that 鈥榝urther progress in the talks depends on the positive attitude of the Afghan Taliban.鈥�
The source accused Taliban negotiators of showing 鈥榮tubbornness and a lack of seriousness鈥�.
Pakistan鈥檚 defence minister Khawaja Asif had warned on Saturday that failure to reach a deal could lead to 鈥榦pen war鈥�.
鈥榃e have the option, if no agreement takes place, we have an open war with them,鈥� he said.
Pakistan has demanded 鈥榲erifiable action鈥� against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, which it says launches attacks from Afghan soil.
Kabul denies harbouring militants and insists on safeguarding Afghanistan鈥檚 territorial integrity.
Speaking on the sidelines of a summit in Malaysia while signing a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia, US president Donald Trump reiterated his offer to help mediate.
He said he could 鈥榮olve the Afghanistan 鈥� Pakistan crisis very quickly鈥�.
The border between the two neighbours has been closed for two weeks, with only Afghans expelled from Pakistan allowed to cross.
Gul, a 25-year-old driver who only gave his first name, said that in the town of Spin Boldak on the Afghan side of the border 鈥榯here are 50 to 60 trucks, some with apples, others with pomegranates and grapes. The fruit is rotting.鈥�
鈥榃e wait and call on the government to reopen鈥� the border, he said.
According to figures the United Nations mission in Afghanistan provided to AFP on Monday, the violence killed at least 50 Afghan civilians and wounded 447 others in one week.
