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26 November 2011

NATO attacks Pakistani checkposts at Salala along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border resulting in the death of 24 Pakistani soldiers. Pakistan closes the

NATO supply lines through Pakistani territory into Afghanistan. The transit route remains shut till July 2012.

5 December 2011

The second international conference on

Afghanistan at Bonn is held, wherein the

international community pledges to continue supporting Afghanistan beyond 2014. However, the conference is boycotted by both Pakistan and the Taliban.

2 August 2012

Pakistan receives US$ 1.1 billion from the US for its fight against militants. This is the first instalment of its kind since December 2010.

20-21 May 2012

The NATO Summit in Chicago endorses the plan to withdraw from Afghanistan by the end of 2014.

8 July 2012

Donor nations pledge US$ 16 billion in civilian aid to Afghanistan up to 2016 at a conference in Tokyo.

14 August 2012

While addressing the Azadi Parade at the Military Academy of Kakul, Gen. Ashfaq Kayani declares the militancy in Pakistan as posing the greatest challenge to the country’s security.

16 August 2012

Militants wearing military uniforms and suicide vests storm the Minhas Air Base in Kamra.

14 November 2012

Pakistan begins releasing Afghan Taliban prisoners as an attempt to push forward the Afghan reconciliation talks. Since November 2012, Pakistan has released more than 50 Taliban prisoners.

28 January 2013

Afghan Defence Minister Gen Bismillah Khan Mohammadi undertakes a five-day visit to Pakistan. During this visit Afghanistan for the first time shows some inclination to accept Pakistan’s long-standing offer of training the ANSF.

2-4 February 2013

Third Afghanistan-Pakistan-UK trilateral summit takes place. Both Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to reach a peace settlement with the Taliban within six months.

To be continued......