PERVEZ MUSHARRAF, Pakistan’s former president, did little to disguise the loathing he felt for his Afghan counterpart, Hamid Karzai. The feeling was probably mutual. Pakistan has long played host to militants who mount cross-border raids in Afghanistan, as well as to senior leaders of the Taliban insurgency. This has made the war waged by the Afghan government and as many as 130,000 NATO troops unwinnable. And, by thwarting negotiations between Taliban leaders and the government in Kabul, the Afghan capital, it has also helped keep peace out of reach.By contrast, Mr Musharraf’s successor, ... Read More