Obama asks Pakistan, KSA to help US initiate talks with Taliban

President Barrack Obama has reportedly requested Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to help Washington initiate a dialogue process with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
According to the Daily Times, Obama's request has come in the wake of the United State's new strategy to deal with the Afghan-Taliban, which is to talk to the Taliban.
Sources said Taliban commander Mullah Akhund would represent the Afghan-Taliban in the talks.
The paper quoted Mullah Akhund, as saying that the US cannot create a rift between Taliban ranks with money.
He has also demanded the US to pull out of Afghanistan as soon as possible so that the people could form a government of their own choice.
Earlier Pakistan reportedly told US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that members of any Afghan Taliban Shura were not hiding in Baluchistan, against whom the US had demanded a crackdown.
According to The Nation, during her recent visit to Islamabad, Hillary pushed Pakistan for a crackdown but to her sheer disappointment, the demand was rejected for lack of evidence.