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Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesperson Janan Musazai says Kabul needs Pakistan’s urgent support.

Strained ties between Pakistan and US behind the slow pace of Afghan reconciliation.

We'll see whether they do that or not, says Mullen.

Nafees Ahmed, who acted in Jinnah, wishes to dedicate her life to helping the people of Swat.

This is first meeting following removal of Afghan Taliban from UN terror list.

Latest round of post-Mumbai diplomacy may have improved the context of the bilateral relationship.

The two South Asian nations have fought three wars since they became free nations in 1947.

Veteran diplomat Ryan Crocker takes up the top embassy post from outgoing Ambassador Karl Eikenberry.

Council member Arsala Rahmani says no formal talks held with Taliban.

With a week between them, how different Pakistan foreign minister’s message is going to be from what Americans left.

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Pakistan can weather a US aid cut-off. Washington could use these monies to fund counter-terrorism efforts in Yemen.

Experts say peace talks with the Taliban are becoming ever more urgent.

It has become necessary for Pakistan to formulate a foreign policy that will end our total US dependence.

Hillary Clinton says Washington will continue to ‘press [Pakistan] as hard as possible’ to act against militants.

UN must remove all leaders from the blacklist, says former Taliban official.

Visit to focus on counter-terrorism and peacemaking with the Taliban.

Petraeus passed the baton to John Allen, a former subordinate who made his name in Iraq by striking tribal alliances.

Homa Sultani says she offered to arrange Karzai’s meeting with the Taliban leader.

Military solutions and campaigns are not the way forward, only talks and negotiations are.

'Discuss various topics of mutual interest and ways to improve regional security': US Embassy.

The terrorists are not going to come and kiss our hand because we have kicked the Americans out.

Cuts reportedly include about $300m reimbursements for the cost of deploying over 100,000 soldiers along AfPak border.

Media reports said he had been working as a CIA go-between for years.

Talks with Taliban must form part of a joint US-Pakistan-Afghanistan strategy, and may be extend the same to al Qaeda.

The present government has to restore national purpose and pride or make room for others who may be able to do it.

Musharraf had gone dutt in the beginning only to see the world willing to take out Pakistan, the Taliban and al Qaeda.

Taliban says militants have demanded release of top commanders.

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

Our friends need to keep their faith with us.

Transition, it's like a train and it's moving forward. According to every indicator I have, it is on track: UN envoy

Taliban said that any contact with foreign countries had only been to negotiate prisoner exchanges.

Many Turi tribesmen stranded in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa haven’t seen their families in Kurram for years.

Britain plans to drawdown all its troops by 2015. Cameron and Zardari vow to support the Afghan led peace process.

Kabul says rocket attacks hurt prospects of better trust and cooperation between the two countries.

Head of Afghanistan’s border police resigns over reported shelling.

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

Indian PM talks Kashmir, transit trade with Pakistan and Taliban in a meeting with Indian editors among other issues.

After the Americans leave, things will become tough for Pakistan.

Top officers indicate Pakistan lacks the will and resources to move against Haqqani militants in N Waziristan.

Salman Bashir tells US, Afghan officials bombardment not directed at Afghan civilians.

Taliban go to Saudi Arabia for peace talks and they are also in contact with other countries in the Middle East.

Pakistan has a bad record of going after militants says Karl Eikenberry, US ambassador to Afghanistan.

US will now pressure Pakistan to play along with the peace process and conduct military operations in N. Waziristan.

United States neither has the will nor the resources to stay its course in Afghanistan.

Pakistan Army claimes five “major attacks” were launched from Afghanistan.

At America's finest school, many realised long ago that the problem was “always Pak-Af, not Af-Pak”.

Deep distrust remains, both between the US and Pakistan and between Afghanistan and Pakistan, ahead of talks.

Ambassador Haqqani says Islamabad has conveyed its displeasure to Washington.

It has taken 10 years for the Taliban and the US to acknowledge that they cannot defeat the other party.