U.S. Army Pfcs. Ivan Ibarra, left, and Alfredo Hidalgo, right, provide security during a clearing operation in the Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 10, 2013. Ibarra and Hidalgo are assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's Company C, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, Combined Task Force 4-2. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kimberly Hackbarth
U.S. Seeks To Ease Afghanistan-Pakistan Tensions In Brussels Talks -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai met Pakistan's army chief and foreign minister in talks on Wednesday hosted by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry aimed at easing tension between the neighbors before the end of NATO's Afghanistan combat mission.
Afghanistan has grown increasingly frustrated with Pakistan over efforts to pursue a peace process involving the Taliban, suggesting that Islamabad is intent on keep Afghanistan unstable until foreign combat forces leave at the end of 2014.
Kerry is hosting the talks in Brussels involving Karzai and Pakistani Army chief General Ashfaq Kayani and Foreign Minister Jalil Jilani, with the aim of calming tensions over border disputes and the stalled peace process.
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