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Thursday, 09 February 2012

Afghanistan welcomes Pakistani role in peace talks

Reported by: UNBconncet
Reported on: March 11, 2010 15:38 PM
Reported in: International

ISLAMABAD, Mar (AP/UNB) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai says Pakistan has an "important" role to play in peace talks with the Taliban.

Karzai's statement Thursday during a joint press conference with Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani could be meant to counter speculation that the Afghan government was trying to
sideline Pakistan.

Karzai has made a renewed push for reconciliation talks with Taliban militants and plans to hold a peace conference in Afghanistan in April.

Pakistan has historic ties to the Taliban, having helped the group seize power in Afghanistan in the 1990s. But some analysts have speculated that Afghanistan would prefer to leave Pakistan out
of peace talks because it does not trust the neighboring country's motives.

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