Karzai Seeks Pakistan’s Support for Peace Talks With Taliban
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif agreed to work to fight extremism, even as Karzai’s first visit in 18 months failed to win a promise to help coax Taliban insurgents to peace talks.
Karzai met with Sharif in Islamabad, where the two discussed working together to counter an insurgency that leaks into both their countries. Karzai, who was in Pakistan for a day-long visit, extended his stay for another day after being asked by Sharif to hold further discussions, according to a Pakistan foreign office statement late in the evening.