Ex-Spy Chief Says Pakistan Can’t Deliver Taliban to Talks

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The U.S. has “unrealistic expectations” about Pakistan’s ability to bring Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar to peace talks, according to a former Pakistani intelligence and military chief.

While Pakistan fully supports Afghan peace talks, it “can’t deliver anybody” to the negotiating table, retired General Ehsan ul Haq said in a brief interview yesterday in Washington.