US
TTP claims responsibility for the attack; 48 suspects held
Foreign Office summons Afghan envoy to protest the use of Afghan soil in the attack
Afghan leader offers direct talks as insurgents reiterate their preconditions
Demands also include to have political office formally recognised, removal from UN blacklist
Militant group’s representatives to attend ‘non-official’ meeting in Qatar
AJF terms incident ‘violence against humanity’; group seen as brutal when opposed
Operation ends with four gunmen dead, army says
TTP claims responsibility of the incident; search operation underway
Top diplomats from four countries meet today in Kabul
Recognition of Taliban’s Qatar office by Afghan and US govts could convince the group to come to the dialogue table