Former militant leader attempts back-channel diplomacy between Pakistan and Afghanistan — sources 

ISLAMABAD: A prominent former Pakistani militant leader with close ties to the Afghan Taliban arrived in Kabul this week in an effort to ease tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday. The visit takes place as the South Asian neighbors have engaged in their worst fighting in years following Pakistani airstrikes on major Afghan cities last month, increasing volatility in a region now also on edge over US and Israeli strikes on Iran.

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