Pakistan says it is key to Taliban peace talks

Pakistan's prime minister said Tuesday that peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban cannot succeed without Islamabad's help

Hmmm, Maybe because Pakistan is in bed with the Taliban!


Foxnews
Pakistan's prime minister said Tuesday that peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban cannot succeed without Islamabad's help, a reminder of the leverage the country has because of its historical ties with the group.

The drumbeat about talks has picked up in recent days, fueled in part by Afghan President Hamid Karzai's confirmation that his government has had informal discussions with the Taliban on securing peace in Afghanistan "for quite some time."

Pakistan has offered to facilitate peace talks previously, but Afghanistan is believed to be suspicious of its motives. Pakistan helped the Taliban seize power in Afghanistan in the 1990s and many of the group's senior commanders, including leader Mullah Omar, are believed to be based along Pakistan's rugged border with Afghanistan.