Afghan govt, Taliban must compromise for peace settlement: Pakistan NSA

Pakistan's national security adviser Moeed Yusuf said Afghanistan's government and the Taliban must both compromise and reach a peace settlement.

Pakistan's national security adviser said on Wednesday (Aug 4) that Afghanistan's government and the Taliban must both compromise and reach a peace settlement as the insurgents make rapid gains amid a US troop withdrawal. Wrapping up a week of talks in Washington, Moeed Yusuf played down the level of influence on the Taliban played by Pakistan, which was one of only three nations to recognise the hardline Islamist regime that was toppled in a US invasion after the Sept 11, 2001 attacks.