Pakistan, US, Afghan military hold talks
- Post 13 May 2012
- By PressTV
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| Pakistani Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani (C), US General John Allen (3L), and Afghan Army Chief General Sher Muhammad Karimi (3R) with other delegates in the city of Rawalpindi in northern Pakistan on May 13, 2012 |
The commander of the US-led forces in Afghanistan has met with the Pakistani Army chief and the Afghan military chief for talks in the Pakistani garrison town of Rawalpindi near the capital Islamabad.
General John Allen, Pakistani Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, and Afghan Chief of Staff General Sher Muhammad Karimi headed their respective delegations to the negotiations on Sunday, AFP reported.
The talks focused on Pakistan-Afghan border security and the reopening of Pakistan-based supply routes to the consignments headed for the US-led troops in Afghanistan.
Islamabad closed the pathways to the supplies destined for the 130,000-strong US-led force deployed in Afghanistan in response to deadly NATO airstrikes on November 26, 2011 that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers at two checkpoints on the Afghan border.
According to media reports from Pakistan, no progress was made during Sunday’s talks regarding potential reopening of the routes.
The November attacks chilled the relations between the United States and Pakistan, and Pakistan subsequently boycotted an international conference on Afghanistan held in the German city of Bonn on December 5, 2011.
However, the US commander said he was "very encouraged" by the talks with Pakistan.
The meeting followed several inconclusive meetings with senior US officials aimed at ending diplomatic deadlock between Islamabad and Washington.
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Source: PressTV
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