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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani security officials are expressing frustration that they have not been included in Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s recent overtures to the Taliban, warning that a sustainable peace agreement will not be possible without their support. In interviews, army and intelligence officers also said they were skeptical of assertions by the U.S. military that coalition forces have turned the corner in their fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan and that reconciliation talks are at hand, calling that narrative a “desperate” attempt to convince the American public that there has been progress in the war.
