David Cameron kickstarts Taliban peace talks with Number 10 summit --- David Cameron will try again to kickstart Taliban peace talks with a slimmed-down Number 10 summit for President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan and Nawaz Sharif, the Pakistani prime minister, next week. --- This time, however, there will be no timeframes or the sort of bold promises that failed to deliver a push for peace then. --- A senior Afghan official said President Karzai would demand that Pakistan stops the Taliban from launching attacks during presidential elections in April. --- “Pakistan has taken a string of symbolic steps to give an image of co-operation and to appease the US but have dragged their feet on substantial, concrete steps,” he said. - Guardian