Taliban told Karzai that they want an office in a neutral country so they can negotiate without Pakistan interference.

Pakistan's safeguard in an Afghan reconciliation is our assistance and assurance to not permit foreign interference.

Based on press reports, my own estimate is that about 25,000 Americans will remain at Afghan bases.

It would be in Pakistan’s interest to canvass vigorously for the maintenance of foreign assistance to Afghanistan.

Difficult times lie ahead for Afghanistan and unfortunately for its neighbour Pakistan about which, more later.

There is more convergence between the interests of the US and Pakistan than Pakistanis are willing to acknowledge.

For Afghan­s, Pakist­anis are held respon­sible for their proble­ms, damagi­ng ties betwee­n the two neighb­ours.

Apparently a large part of time was taken up by Afghanistan blaming Pakistan over cross-border artillery fire

The nature of the war will change to more aerial attacks, more drones and, above all, more Special Forces operations.

Is it to be expected that the government will continue its incompetency and no heads will roll after every debacle?