Afghan peace talks in jeopardy as Pakistan fails to bring the Taliban on board

“He came with that expectation but it turned out not to be possible,”
said an insider familiar with the talks.

The deadlock is a reminder of how difficult it will be to devise a political
settlement to end the 10-year conflict as US forces plan their withdrawal
from the country in 2014.

Earlier
this week, President Karzai said he had held secret three-way talks with the
Taliban and the US – a claim denied immediately by the Taliban, who refuse
to recognise the government in Kabul.

Pakistan’s security forces, who supported Mujahideen leaders through the
Soviet occupation and backed the rise of the Taliban, are thought to retain
close ties to militant leaders and may be able to nudge them towards
reconciliation.

However, Hina Rabbani Khar, Pakistan’s foreign minister, said it was “preposterous”
to think that the Taliban leadership could be delivered up by Islamabad.

“If you have unrealistic, almost ridiculous expectations, then you don’t
have common ground to begin with,” said Mrs Khar.

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