Pakistan not part of Taliban reconciliation process: Grossman

Pakistan not part of Taliban reconciliation process: Grossman
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Summary US special envoy to Afghanistan says Pakistan has not been included in talks with the Taliban.

Marc Grossman said Pakistan must prove it wants an end to the war by preventing militants from hiding out on its soil and launching attacks. He said in Kabul on Monday that discussions among Afghanistan, Pakistan and the United States being held this week in the Afghan capital are important to coordinate efforts to find a political resolution to the nearly decade-long war.He said they also are an opportunity to clearly convey to Pakistani officials that part of their responsibility for bringing peace is to stop supporting insurgent safe havens and those who attack Afghans and international forces in Afghanistan.