U.S. soldiers prepare fighting positions to support coalition forces during Operation Southern Fist III in the Spin Boldak district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, March 4, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Hamann
Hopes Of Taliban Deal Hit By Afghan-Pakistan Dispute -- Global Post/AFP
Recriminations between Afghanistan and Pakistan on Thursday undermined hopes that a recent thaw in cross-border relations could help bring Taliban militants to the peace table.
Western officials believe Pakistan, which backed Afghanistan's 1996-2001 Taliban regime, has a crucial role to play in efforts to negotiate a political settlement with the Islamist extremists and end more than a decade of war.
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