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Afghanistan and Pakistan agree Rabbani murder probe | |
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Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to jointly investigate the murder of Afghan peace envoy Burhanuddin Rabbani. | |
The two countries' presidents announced the move after talks in Turkey - their first since Mr Rabbani was killed by a suicide bomber in September. | |
The murder was blamed on militants based in Pakistan and badly strained relations between Kabul and Islamabad. | |
The meeting precedes a conference on Afghanistan's future to be attended by representatives from 27 countries. | |
It is being seen by analysts as an attempt to defuse tensions between the sides before the two-day regional conference. | |
Relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan have been undermined by allegations that Pakistan supports Afghan militants. | |
Pakistan has vehemently denied such accusations. | Pakistan has vehemently denied such accusations. |
Last month Afghan President Hamid Karzai told the BBC he believed militant sanctuaries in Pakistan needed to be tackled and accused elements of the Pakistani establishment of supporting the insurgency. | |
His comments came after several outspoken remarks from US officials that Pakistan backed the Haqqani militant network, blamed for a string of attacks against US and Nato interests in Afghanistan. | His comments came after several outspoken remarks from US officials that Pakistan backed the Haqqani militant network, blamed for a string of attacks against US and Nato interests in Afghanistan. |
Afghan investigators also claimed that the killer of former President Rabbani was a Pakistani - Islamabad has denied all charges of involvement in his death. | Afghan investigators also claimed that the killer of former President Rabbani was a Pakistani - Islamabad has denied all charges of involvement in his death. |
The talks between Mr Karzai and his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari were hosted by the Turkish President, Abdullah Gul. | |
"We will try to resolve their differences," one anonymous Turkish diplomatic source told the AFP news agency before the talks began. | |
The Turkish meeting came just days after the deadliest attack yet in Kabul against the Nato mission and after a car bomb targeted a UN building in the southern city in Kandahar. | |
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