President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan The President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf is in Kabul for a two-day visit during which he is scheduled to hold talks with his Afghan counterpart, Hamid Karzai . The talks are expected to focus on the continuing militant activity on both sides of the border, with Taliban forces allegedly infiltrating into Afghanistan from across the border in Pakistan. Pakistan signed a peace agreement with pro-Taliban militants in the North Waziristan region on the eve of the visit. The deal aims to end years of unrest in the border province. Under its terms the Pakistan military forces and militants will stop attacks on each other and the militants have agreed to disarm or expel foreign Al-Qaeda-linked fighters in the area. Pakistan has rejected criticism that the deal will allow pro-Taliban forces to operate freely in the area. Karzai meets NATO chief President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan On Wednesday, President Karzai met the NATO General Secretary Jaap de Hoop Scheffer in Kabul and signed an accord aimed at boosting security and development in the country. The NATO chief warned that "some of the terrorists, the spoilers, think they can win in the south,", adding "They are wrong. Because they cannot win, they will not win, [...] That is why we are engaged in combat as well at this very moment." The visit comes amidst an upsurge in violence in Afghanistan, with US forces saying that 60 militants were killed by artillery and air-strikes on Tuesday. Some 700 more are believed to be surrounded by soldiers in an operation in Khandahar province. Suspected Taliban militants shot dead two muslim clerics in Lashkar Gah, capital of the Helmand province in the last two days and raided a district headquarters in the town of Arghandad in Zabul province.
President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan The President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf is in Kabul for a two-day visit during which he is scheduled to hold talks with his Afghan counterpart, . The talks are expected to focus on the continuing militant activity on both sides of the border, with Taliban forces allegedly infiltrating into Afghanistan from across the border in Pakistan. Pakistan signed a peace agreement with pro-Taliban militants in the region on the eve of the visit. The deal aims to end years of unrest in the border province. Under its terms the Pakistan military forces and militants will stop attacks on each other and the militants have agreed to disarm or expel foreign -linked fighters in the area. Pakistan has rejected criticism that the deal will allow pro-Taliban forces to operate freely in the area. Karzai meets NATO chief President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan On Wednesday, President Karzai met the General Secretary in Kabul and signed an accord aimed at boosting security and development in the country. The NATO chief warned that "some of the terrorists, the spoilers, think they can win in the south,", adding "They are wrong. Because they cannot win, they will not win, [...] That is why we are engaged in combat as well at this very moment." The visit comes amidst an upsurge in violence in Afghanistan, with US forces saying that 60 militants were killed by artillery and air-strikes on Tuesday. Some 700 more are believed to be surrounded by soldiers in an operation in province. Suspected Taliban militants shot dead two muslim clerics in Lashkar Gah, capital of the province in the last two days and raided a district headquarters in the town of Arghandad in province.
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Hamid Karzai
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North Waziristan
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Al-Qaeda-linked
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NATO General Secretary Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
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Khandahar
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Helmand
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Zabul