Rabbani: Some Countries Sponsor Terrorism in Afghanistan

Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani said security issues in Afghanistan concern not only this country itself but also its neighbours.
Speaking at an international conference on cooperation and security in Uzbekistan’s Samarkand on Friday, Rabbani said that, while Afghanistan has changed over the past several years, threats to its security have not been eliminated.
“It should be understood that there is no civil war in Afghanistan, but there are countries and forces financing terrorists. They obstruct our development and international cooperation and use our country to take aim at other countries in Central Asia,” he said.
Uzbek media quoting Rabbani stated that the situation shows that all countries are interrelated when the matter concerns security, both in the region and worldwide.
Rabbani added that resolution of these problems requires consolidation of efforts and exchange of information important for fighting terrorism.
Samarkand is hosting an international conference titled ‘Central Asia: One Past and a Common Future, Cooperation for Sustainable Development and Mutual Prosperity’, which opened on Friday.