Afghanistan, Thursday, February 2, 2012: Pakistan’s foreign minister says her country has no hidden agenda in Afghanistan and will back a peace process with the Taliban as long as it’s driven by Afghans and not other figures on the international stage.

Hina Rabbani Khar visited Kabul on Wednesday to mend relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan that broke down last year when a former Afghan president who was trying to broker peace was assassinated.

Afghan officials blamed insurgents based in Pakistan for the killing.

Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmay Rasoul says President Hamid Karzai will travel to Islamabad soon to further strengthen ties.

Khar’s visit coincided with the leak of a classified NATO report, saying insurgents get support from Pakistan.

She dismissed the report, calling it “old wine in an even older bottle.”

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP’s earlier story is below.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) _ The Taliban have denied reports that they are planning to send representatives to meet with Afghan government officials in Saudi Arabia.

Rumors have swirled for days that President Hamid Karzai’s government was seeking direct talks to be held in the kingdom.

A statement Wednesday from Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid says those reports are “baseless.”

Mujahid says negotiations to end the 10-year-old war cannot begin until trust is established between the Islamist militants and the U.S. and its international coalition. He says that process has not started.

(News agency)