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supplies from crossing the border.
Pakistain President Asif Ali
President Ten PercentZardari
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told the Afghanistan's Caped President Hamid
Maybe I'll join the TalibanKarzai
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Pashtunface on the successor state to the Taliban. After the 2004 presidential election, he was declared president regardless of what the actual vote count was. He won a second, even more dubious, five-year-term after the 2009 presidential election. His grip on reality has been slipping steadily since around 2007, probably from heavy drug use...
of the decision to release the school books during a meeting on Wednesday at the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Beijing, China.
Zardari told Karzai that Pakistain "sincerely wanted to help the Afghan brothers facilitating them in all possible manners in their journey towards socio-economic development and progress," according to statement from the Pakistain Embassy.
"He said that keeping in view the importance of education for the children, the containers carrying books for Afghan children were being released," the statement said.
It is not clear how long the school books have been delayed in Pakistain, but the supply route into Afghanistan has been closed since November 26 when a US
Pakistain had claimed that the educational books were transported by a NATO-related transport company and that was why the trucks were blocked, according to Afghan officials last week.
Zaradari also said in his meeting with Karzai that Pakistain looks forward to the visit of new chairman of the Afghan High Peace Council Salahuddin Rabbani, saying that "Pakistain firmly believes that permanent peace and stability can only be ensured following an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned reconciliation process in the country".
The statement comes a fortnight after Pakistain pledged $20 million towards supporting the Afghan National Security Forces.
Zardari added that Pakistain was prepared to consider any additional requirements, as indicated by Afghanistan, for the purpose of strengthening and capacity building of its security forces.
The Pak Embassy said the pair also discussed issues related to prisoners and detainees, facilitating visa processes for Pak businesses and investors to work in Afghanistan, and the need for economic development along the border regions to help reverse "tendencies towards extremism".