The relationship between Pakistan and the Karzai government seems to always be around a “new low,” ties seem to keep finding a way of getting worse, as an abortive attempt to start peace talks with the Taliban has both sides trading blame.
Afghan officials say that the situation is completely stalemated because the Pakistani government is placing its own preconditions on the peace talks, while Pakistan maintains they are committed to the process and it is Taliban distrust of Karzai that is stalling everything.
Pakistan is believed to be conditioning their help on certain considerations, centering in particular on reducing India’s military ties to Afghanistan and replacing them with their own ties.
This is at the center of Pakistan’s “Afghanistan problem” since the NATO occupation began, with the Pakistani military long centering their planning for a regional war with India on being able to fall back into allied Afghanistan. India’s cozy relationship with Karzai has left Pakistan fearing they are surrounded.
Let China defend its proposed pipelines for oil and natural gas. Let China take over bribing the never ending begging from Karzai.
Why shouldn't Pakistan be placing conditions for their assistance?
I don't understand where Afghanistan's government got this idea that Pakistan HAS to help in any shape or form. For the last 30 years Pakistan has been housing Afghan refugees (over 5 million in total a number no other country has ever come close to matching except possibly for Iran), dealing with the drug problem that emanates out of Afghanistan as well as groups which organize/train/arm in Afghanistan and then turn around and attack Pakistan.
Pakistan should look after it's own interests and if Afghanistan's government doesn't like the conditions that are being laid down then stop asking for help.
Same thing goes for the US. It's time to leave Afghanistan, let Karzai and his coalition of drug lords and warlords get their shit together. Support countries like Pakistan in the fight against the drug trade just like we support Columbia. Those drugs are going to wind up on our shores and if this is the source of funding for militant groups then shutting them down should end the war but I suspect its members of the Afghan government who are engaging in the narco trade.