Karzai's office divulges contents of Afghan leader's letter to Pak PM

Afghan President Hamid Karzai's office divulged contents of his letter to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, saying that the former has urged Sharif to release all leaders of the Afghan Taliban willing to join the peace process.

According to the Express Tribune, the letter was handed over to Nawaz by Karzai's top security adviser during the latter's one-day trip to Islamabad on Thursday.

Karzai's office said Pakistan had sought Afghanistan's cooperation in the ongoing North Waziristan operation.

Karzai reportedly agreed to Pakistan's request to jointly fight against terrorism, but on conditions that (1) all terrorists are targeted without discrimination, (2) civilians are not harmed in the fight against terror, (3) Pakistan releases all detained Afghan Taliban leaders who support peace in Afghanistan, (4) all terrorist hideouts and support centres are eliminated, (5) Pakistan stops artillery shelling on Afghan territory, (6) Pakistan and Afghanistan coordinate their anti-terrorism efforts with important regional nations like India and China, (7) there should be a roadmap for bilateral coordination and contact to take the war on terror forward, the report said.