Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Pakistan Officials Say Next Afghan President Will Have Better Chance of Making Peace --- Mr. Aziz, the Pakistani national security advisor, outlined the parameters of the peace discussions so far. -- He said it wouldn't be in Pakistan's interest to have the Afghan Taliban control swaths of territory across the border because those areas could become havens for the separate Pakistani Taliban insurgency. -- Instead, he suggested the Afghan Taliban should be offered a share of power through governorships of some provinces and other unelected appointments, something he said has been raised by Mr. Karzai. --- "Not territory, but participation. You have to make it worthwhile for them," Mr. Aziz said. "That kind of power sharing, certainly they are stakeholders," he added. -- The main thing is, we from the outside should not dictate to them what they should do and what they should not." - More, Wall Street Journal

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