Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif unleashed a blistering tirade on Geo News, claiming Afghanistan has become India’s puppet in a sinister plot to flood his country with terrorism. “Kabul is a tool for Delhi,” he thundered, alleging that New Delhi is orchestrating low-intensity warfare through Afghan soil after suffering setbacks on its western border. “The junta in Kabul visits Indian temples. They’re controlled from Delhi,” Asif fumed, insisting every near-breakthrough in Istanbul peace talks was sabotaged by frantic calls from Kabul to Indian handlers.

The explosive accusations detonated after the second round of Pakistan-Afghanistan peace talks in Istanbul collapsed on Saturday. Mediators from Qatar and Turkey watched in horror as negotiators who had shaken hands on a draft deal suddenly backpedaled. “We were inches from agreement, then Kabul called home and everything unraveled,” Asif revealed. He praised Afghan negotiators as “cooperative” but accused shadowy Kabul leadership of staging a “puppet show” directed by New Delhi.

Pakistan’s bombshell admission—its first public confirmation—that it has a secret deal with the United States allowing drone strikes from Pakistani soil into Afghanistan. Afghan delegates erupted, demanding ironclad guarantees that Islamabad would never permit U.S. drones to violate their airspace again. Pakistani officials refused to budge, declaring the pact “unbreakable,” sending the talks into a tailspin.

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Asif issued a chilling warning, “If Afghanistan even looks at Islamabad, we will gouge their eyes out. Any attack will be met with a response 50 times stronger.” He doubled down, blaming Kabul for four years of terrorist attacks inside Pakistan and vowing zero tolerance for future aggression. Afghan Defence Minister Mohammad Yaqoob fired back, branding the claims “unfounded and illogical” and asserting Kabul’s sovereign right to engage India without Islamabad’s permission.

Tensions are now at breaking point. Afghan sources whisper that any future Pakistani airstrike will trigger “reciprocal action”—with Islamabad in the crosshairs. As both sides dig in, the ghost of failed diplomacy hangs heavy, and the specter of open war looms larger than ever.

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