Pakistan refuses help in Rabbani killing probe: accuses Afghanistan

KABUL: Afghanistan on Tuesday accused Pakistan of refusing to cooperate with investigations into the killing of Kabul government peace envoy Burhanuddin Rabbani.

"Today we received a message from the embassy of Pakistan saying that since this issue has arisen in media, we cannot cooperate and we apologise for that," said Mohammad Yasin Zia, deputy head of the National Directorate of Security.

Rabbani's killing in Kabul on September 20 has prompted Karzai to reconsider his strategy for talking peace with the Taliban. (AFP)