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(27 Jan 2014) During top-level meetings in Washington on Monday, Pakistan's national security adviser warned US officials that his country "will have to face the brunt of any instability that may engulf Afghanistan" after the 12-year war there is slated to end after 2014.
Speaking at the State Department, Pakistani Foreign Affairs Advisor Sartaj Aziz did not specifically mention US efforts to potentially keep as many as 10,000 troops in Afghanistan after the combat mission ends in December.
The Obama administration hasn't decided how large a military force - if any at all - it might want to remain but has been frustrated by Afghan President Hamid Karzai's refusal to sign a security agreement permitting it.
Across the border, Pakistan fears that an abrupt US troop departure from Afghanistan will bolster militant traffic and instability between the two nations.
"In pursuing this goal of the responsible end to the long war in Afghanistan, we have to ensure that Afghanistan successfully transitions into a period of stability, and that past mistakes are not repeated," Aziz told a crowd of diplomats, including U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.
Aziz said Pakistan also supports an Afghan-led peace process with the Taliban.
The meeting marked rejuvenated efforts between Washington and Islamabad to foster better diplomacy after setbacks following the May 2011 raid by US special forces that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in northeast Pakistan.
Both Aziz and Kerry highlighted efforts to improve energy, education and economic systems in Pakistan.
Kerry avoided discussion of US troops remaining in Afghanistan. But he called Pakistan a vital partner in supporting a secure Afghanistan.
"We know how closely Pakistan's own security is linked to Afghanistan's success," Kerry said. "That's why addressing the threats posed to both Pakistan and Afghanistan by cross-border militancy is a key aspect of our conversations."

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