Just because Pakistan’s ISI and military helps train, arm and fund the Taliban so they can kill NATO troops in Afghanistan is no reason to not invite them, right?
(Reuters) – NATO said on Tuesday it had invited Pakistan to a summit in Chicago next week, lifting a veiled threat that it might exclude the country from the talks on the future of Afghanistan.
“Allies decided to invite President (Asif Ali) Zardari of Pakistan to Chicago to the meeting on Afghanistan, which will include ISAF contributor nations, as well as Japan, Russia, other countries from the region and international organizations,” NATO spokeswoman Oana Lungescu said in a statement.
ISAF refers to the International Security Assistance Force, a NATO-led force operating in Afghanistan.
“This meeting will underline the strong commitment of the international community to the people of Afghanistan and to its future. Pakistan has an important role to play in that future,” Lungescu said.