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Thu, 03/10/2011 - 07:40
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Fighting terror futile without fighting drugs, Iran tells Afghanistan
TEHRAN, March 10 (MNA) -- Iranian Interior Minister said that the campaign against terrorism would prove futile if Afghanistan does not make all-out efforts to fight drug trafficking.
Mostafa Mohammad Najjar made the remarks during a meeting with Afghanistan’s First Vice President Marshal Muhammad Qasim Fahim in Kabul on Wednesday.
Najjar said, “I believe that the campaign against terrorism and organized crimes without Afghans’ comprehensive fight against drug smuggling is a vain effort.”
He also stated that the efforts to fight poppy cultivation are lagging behind the Afghan farmers’ determination to cultivate poppies.
Najjar also announced Iran’s readiness to help the Afghan farmers to grow replacement crops.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Najjar said that 280,000 Afghan students are studying in Iran and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has taken several measures so that the illegal Afghan refugees would be able to continue their studies and enjoy insurance coverage.
The Iranian minister went on to say that the recent parliamentary election held in Afghanistan was a positive step toward encouraging the Afghan people to take part in political affairs of the country.
Mostafa Mohammad Najjar made the remarks during a meeting with Afghanistan’s First Vice President Marshal Muhammad Qasim Fahim in Kabul on Wednesday.
Najjar said, “I believe that the campaign against terrorism and organized crimes without Afghans’ comprehensive fight against drug smuggling is a vain effort.”
He also stated that the efforts to fight poppy cultivation are lagging behind the Afghan farmers’ determination to cultivate poppies.
Najjar also announced Iran’s readiness to help the Afghan farmers to grow replacement crops.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Najjar said that 280,000 Afghan students are studying in Iran and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has taken several measures so that the illegal Afghan refugees would be able to continue their studies and enjoy insurance coverage.
The Iranian minister went on to say that the recent parliamentary election held in Afghanistan was a positive step toward encouraging the Afghan people to take part in political affairs of the country.
