Karzai calls on Pakistan to play an active role in bringing down an end to Afghan war

Afghan President Hamid Karzai called Thursday for greater international cooperation to stabilise his war-torn country and defeat militants, during the latest round of talks on the future of Afghanistan.

Representatives from 29 countries gathered in Kabul for the day-long conference, just weeks after Nato agreed at a summit in Chicago to stick to plans to withdraw the bulk of 130,000 foreign combat troops from Afghanistan by the
end of 2014.

The Taliban have begun this year’s annual fighting season with a series of attacks which saw US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta admit last week that violence was rising. Karzai said the help of neighbouring countries and international
powers was vital to economic growth and peace in his impoverished country. He called on Pakistan directly to support nascent efforts to end the 10-year war in Afghanistan.

“Support from these global powers and our neighbours are very important to Afghanistan and to the continued progress of Afghanistan towards stability and economic development,” Karzai told delegates.

“Cooperation of all of us countries in the region, the neighbours, and our allies and Nato that will bring stability not only to Afghanistan but the much-needed relief from terrorism and radicalism and violence.”

The Afghan leader thanked Saudi Arabia for the help it has given in trying to find a political resolution to the war. “We also very much hope that our brothers and sisters in Pakistan will do same,” Karzai said. “We are already
engaged in a serious, deep dialogue with our neighbours in Pakistan as well.”

The Afghan president said that the head of the government-appointed peace council will travel soon to Saudi Arabia and Pakistan to seek the two nations continued help in talking peace with the Taliban in hopes of ending the war.

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