Pakistan 'can end Afghan conflict'
Pakistan could end the fighting in Afghanistan "in weeks" because it controls the Taliban, the head of the Afghan army has claimed.
General Sher Mohammad Karimi said Pakistan - which denies controlling the militant group - presently represents a threat to his country.
Prime Minister David Cameron held talks with his newly elected Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz Sharif, last week during a visit to both countries.
He spoke afterwards of the need for Mr Sharif and Afghan president Hamid Karzai to work to ensure both nations were "stable, prosperous, peaceful and democratic".
It comes ahead of the withdrawal of Nato combat troops next year and moves towards peace talks including the Taliban.
British security contractor Mark Duffus was killed in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan on Tuesday.
Asked if Pakistan could end the fighting, Gen Karimi told the BBC: "Yes. It would be done in weeks. The Taliban are under their control, the leadership is in Pakistan.
"If they put pressure on the leadership or convinced them what had to be done, that can help a lot."
He added: "The role of Pakistan we cannot deny. Nobody can deny that. Peace to Afghanistan can come if the US and Pakistan both will desire to have peace."
Asked if Pakistan was a threat to his country, he said: "Presently, yes. You see it physically. Madrassas have been closed and all the Taliban have been unleashed to Afghanistan."
