The Afghan Insurgent Group That Will Not Negotiate

The new clamor over Afghan insurgents' choice to connect in "talks" with the Afghan government has obscured some rather imperative distinctions flanked by who is chatting and what the predict are for those talks.

Two of Afghanistan's most famous insurgent group, the Quetta Shura Taliban and the Haqqani relationship are both said to be contribute in these "talks."

Additional to the two groups are quite separate, with diverse objectives, ideological sentiment and partnerships with fundamental Islamic terrorists. These differences make any likely deal with the Haqqanis a chiefly dubious suggestion.

Pakistan says it is key to Taliban calm talks

Pakistan's prime minister said Tuesday that peaceful talks wedged between the Afghan direction and the Taliban cannot be victorious with no Islamabad's help, a prompt of the power the country has because of its sequential ties with the group.

The patter about talks has picked up in new days, fueled in fraction by Afghan President Hamid Karzai's corroboration that his administration has had informal discussions with the Taliban on safe peace in Afghanistan "for quite some time."

Pakistan has available to facilitate peace talks before, except Afghanistan is supposed to be distrustful of its motives. Pakistan help the Taliban grab power in Afghanistan in the 1990s and many of the group's senior commander, counting leader Mullah Omar, are theoretical to be based along Pakistan's rugged boundary with Afghanistan.

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Report: Pakistan Spy Agency Urging Taliban to Fight U.S.

Members of Pakistan's spy agency are pressing Taliban field commanders to fight the U.S. and its allies in the Afghanistan, U.S. officials and the Afghan militants have told The Wall Street Journal, a development that undercuts a key element of the Pentagon's strategy for ending the war.

The explosive accusation is the strongest yet in a series of U.S. criticisms of Pakistan, and shows a deteriorating relationship with an essential ally in the Afghan campaign. The U.S. has provided billions of dollars in military and development aid to Pakistan for its support.

The U.S. and Afghanistan have sought to persuade the midlevel Taliban commanders to lay down their weapons in exchange for jobs or cash. The most recent Afghan effort at starting a peace process took place this week in Kabul.

But few Taliban have given up the fight, officials say. Some Taliban commanders and U.S. officials say militant leaders are being pressured by officers from Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency not to surrender.

"The ISI wants to arrest commanders who are not obeying [ISI] orders," said a Taliban commander in Kunar province.