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US President George W Bush has appealed to the presidents of Pakistan and Afghanistan to put aside their differences and fight terrorism.US President George W Bush has appealed to the presidents of Pakistan and Afghanistan to put aside their differences and fight terrorism.
Mr Bush held a dinner for Pakistan's Gen Pervez Musharraf and Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai in an attempt to ease tensions between the two sides. Mr Bush hosted a dinner for Pervez Musharraf and Hamid Karzai. But at a public appearance with him, the two leaders did not speak or shake hands.
The two countries disagree on how to fight the Taleban in the border region. The two disagree on how to fight the Taleban in their border region.
Gen Musharraf has angrily rejected allegations that his ISI intelligence service aided al-Qaeda and the Taleban.
A document prepared by an official in the Defence Academy, a thinktank linked to the UK Ministry of Defence, said the ISI indirectly backed terrorism by supporting religious groups in Pakistan.
But in a BBC TV interview, Gen Musharraf said his intelligence services were doing an "excellent job" in tracking down and apprehending militants, and that he rejected "200%" calls to dismantle them.
The MoD said the allegations in no way represented its views or those of the British government.
However, Gen Musharraf said he would bring up the matter in discussions with UK Prime Minister Tony Blair at a meeting in London on Thursday.
Feud goes on
Karzai meets Bush in US UK claims Taleban defeat
At the Washington dinner, the three leaders sat down together and ate soup, sea bass and salad.
A brief White House statement after the meal said the three leaders had agreed to "moderation and defeating extremism through greater intelligence sharing, [and] coordinated action against terrorists".
But there were was no public sign that the feuding between the Pakistani and Afghan leaders is over, says the BBC's Justin Webb in Washington.
Earlier both men stood stiffly beside Mr Bush as he praised them as his "personal friends".
Mr Karzai accuses Pakistan of not doing enough to fight militants, criticism that Gen Musharraf strongly rejects.Mr Karzai accuses Pakistan of not doing enough to fight militants, criticism that Gen Musharraf strongly rejects.
The three leaders sat down together and ate a dinner of soup, sea bass and salad but there were was no public sign that the feuding between the Pakistani and Afghan leaders is over, says the BBC's Justin Webb in Washington. The US has become increasingly impatient about the spats between Mr Karzai and Gen Musharraf, the BBC's Barbara Plett reports from Islamabad.
The two men appeared with President Bush but did not speak and did not shake hands. Correspondents say this falling-out is frustrating and potentially damaging to Mr Bush's presidency.
"We have got a lot of challenges facing us... so today's dinner is a chance of us to strategise together to talk about the need to cooperate, to make sure that people have got a hopeful future," President Bush told reporters ahead of the dinner meeting.
It is nearly five years since the Taleban were forced from power, but thousands of international troops remain in the country hunting Taleban supporters, who have regrouped.
'Blind eye''Blind eye'
It is nearly five years since the Taleban were forced from power, but thousands of international troops remain in the country hunting Taleban supporters, who have regrouped.
Violence and fighting have been increasing, particularly in the south of the country.Violence and fighting have been increasing, particularly in the south of the country.
On Wednesday, Afghan security forces said that they had killed 25 insurgents in a clash in the southern province of Helmand.
The Afghan and Pakistani leaders have been apart on the issue of security in recent months.The Afghan and Pakistani leaders have been apart on the issue of security in recent months.
Karzai meets Bush in US UK claims Taleban defeat
President Karzai has suggested that Pakistan has turned a blind eye to Taleban supporters using parts of the country to train and launch attacks on Afghanistan, and accuses Pakistan of sheltering former Taleban leaders.President Karzai has suggested that Pakistan has turned a blind eye to Taleban supporters using parts of the country to train and launch attacks on Afghanistan, and accuses Pakistan of sheltering former Taleban leaders.
Mr Karzai has also criticised a peace deal between the Pakistani army and tribal elders in the North Waziristan border region, saying that violence in Afghanistan has increased since the deal. He has also criticised a peace deal between the Pakistani army and tribal elders in the North Waziristan border region, saying that violence in Afghanistan has increased since the deal.
Gen Musharraf says the deal was necessary to fight the Taleban and strongly rejects Mr Karzai's allegations. He says Pakistan is doing all it can to fight terrorism and, in turn, accuses Mr Karzai of inaction.Gen Musharraf says the deal was necessary to fight the Taleban and strongly rejects Mr Karzai's allegations. He says Pakistan is doing all it can to fight terrorism and, in turn, accuses Mr Karzai of inaction.
On Tuesday Mr Bush and Mr Karzai held talks in Washington, with the US president stressing his commitment to supporting Afghan reconstruction and security.
But the US has become increasingly impatient about the spats between Mr Karzai and Gen Musharraf, the BBC's Barbara Plett reports from Islamabad.
Correspondents say this falling-out is frustrating and potentially damaging to Mr Bush's presidency.
America is weeks away from Congressional elections and embattled Republicans are trying to convince the voters that the White House anti-terror strategy is bearing fruit.
This bickering among key allies is deeply unhelpful, analysts say.