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6 June 2013

Nawaz Sharif took oath as the Prime Minister of Pakistan for an unprecedented third term after his party, Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) secured a clear majority in the General Elections held in May 2013.

Nawaz Sharif’s victory was met with

cautious optimism within Afghanistan.

18 June 2013

The fifth and final phase of the security transition is announced. With this the ANSF was to take the lead role in security operations throughout the country.

20 June 2013

The Taliban opens a political office in Doha. However, President Karzai denounces the event as a US-led conspiracy to isolate his regime. The office is ultimately shut down by the group in July 2013.

6 August 2013

Mullah Omar releases a statement denouncing the 2014 elections as a waste of time.

21 September 2013

Mullah Baradar is released by the Pakistani military. However, both the Afghan government and the Taliban have alleged that he is still in Pakistan’s captivity and is not accessible.

1 November 2013

Hakimullah Mehsud, the chief of the Tehrik-iTaliban is killed in a drone strike.

The killing evokes a strong reaction from Pakistan accusing the US of sabotaging peace talks between the Pakistani government and the TTP. Imran Khan orders the closure of the transit routes for NATO supplies to Afghanistan.

7 November 2013

Mullah Fazlullah is appointed the new chief of TTP.

11 November 2013

Nasiruddin Haqqani, the son of Jalaluddin Haqqani and the main financier of the Haqqani Network, is shot dead near Islamabad.

19 November 2013

The US and Afghanistan agree to the draft of the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA), which is to determine the size and nature of the future US military presence in Afghanistan.

21-24 November 2013

A Loya Jirga is convened in Kabul to deliberate upon the draft of the BSA. The BSA is unanimously approved by the Jirga paving the way for President Karzai to approve the pact.

However, he continues to stall signing the pact putting forward a number of new preconditions before the US.

29 November 2013

Raheel Sharif assumes office as the new Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan.

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