Pakistan Tells Britain it Backs Afghan Peace Efforts

Khurram SHAHZAD | Fox News | AFP | ISLAMABAD (AFP) – Pakistan assured Britain's visiting prime minister on Sunday that it would promote peace efforts in neighbouring Afghanistan as the West pushes for talks with the Taliban ahead of NATO's withdrawal.

David Cameron's talks in Islamabad were conducted as three attacks in northwest Pakistan killed at least 25 people, underscoring the Islamist militant violence plaguing both sides of the Afghan border. His two-day visit to Afghanistan and Pakistan was part of a Western push to end a 12-year Taliban insurgency after recent efforts to start peace talks collapsed in ignominy over the manner in which the militants opened an office in Qatar on June 18.

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Cameron Visits Troops on Unannounced Afghan Trip

The China Post | Sunday 30th June, 2013 | KABUL - British Prime Minister David Cameron made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Saturday, backing talks with the Taliban as his top general said the West missed a chance to strike a peace deal 10 years ago.

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Taliban Rejects Talks as Britain's Cameron Tours Region

VoANews via Afghanistan Sun | Sunday 30th June, 2013 | ISLAMABAD  - International-backed efforts to seek a negotiated end to the 12 years of grinding war in Afghanistan have suffered another blow after Taliban rebels apparently rejected conditions for proposed peace talks. The development comes as British Prime Minister David Cameron concluded a trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan as part of efforts to revive the stalled peace process. In its first formal reaction following the opening of the controversial Taliban political office nearly two weeks ago in Qatar, the Afghan insurgent group has harshly criticized the United States and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai for allegedly "wasting time" and making "false commitments" regarding proposed peace talks. READ MORE

Pakistan Assures British PM of Afghan Peace Talks

MENAFN | Monday 1st July, 2013 | (MENAFN - Arab News) Pakistan assured Britain's visiting prime minister yesterday that it would promote peace efforts in neighboring Afghanistan as the West pushes for talks with the Taleban ahead of NATO's withdrawal. David Cameron's talks in Islamabad were conducted as three attacks in northwest Pakistan killed at least 44 people, underscoring the militant violence plaguing both sides of the Afghan border. His two-day visit to Afghanistan and Pakistan was part of a Western push to end a 12-year Taleban insurgency after recent efforts to start peace talks collapsed in ignominy...

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