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Mon, 09/12/2011 - 15:05
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Iran Blames US for Increasing Insecurities in Afghanistan
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast blasted the spread of insecurities, destruction of infrastructures and the soaring hike in drug production in Afghanistan, and took Washington responsible for all these catastrophes and deficiencies.
"The US has made no achievement in campaign against terrorism (as it had vowed) and (after the 2001 US attack on the country) terrorism has spread throughout the region and thousands of Afghan civilians have been victimized in this way," Mehman-Parast told FNA on Monday.
He also referred to the severe hike in the production and trafficking of illicit drugs in Afghanistan, and said the relationship between the foreign forces and the drug trafficking mafia in the country proves that Washington is not honest and serious in its fight against drugs in the war-torn country.
Iran has always called the western powers' military buildup in the regional countries as the root cause of the current security crisis in the region, and asked the regional states not to pay the costs of the world powers' economic meltdown by purchasing their arms and military equipment.
Iran has also urged for a regional approach towards the settlement of problems in the region, and called for the withdrawal of the alien forces from the regional states.
Late in May, UN Secretary General's Special Envoy to Afghanistan Staffan de Mistura acknowledged increased drug production in Afghanistan, and praised Iran's activities and efforts in fighting drug plantation, production and trafficking.
While Afghanistan produced only 185 tons of opium per year under the Taliban, according to the UN statistics, since the US-led invasion, drug production has surged to 3,400 tons annually. In 2007, the opium trade reached an estimated all-time production high of 8,200 tons.
Afghan and Western officials blame Washington and NATO for the change, saying that allies have "overlooked" the drug problem since invading the country 10 years ago.
"The US has made no achievement in campaign against terrorism (as it had vowed) and (after the 2001 US attack on the country) terrorism has spread throughout the region and thousands of Afghan civilians have been victimized in this way," Mehman-Parast told FNA on Monday.
He also referred to the severe hike in the production and trafficking of illicit drugs in Afghanistan, and said the relationship between the foreign forces and the drug trafficking mafia in the country proves that Washington is not honest and serious in its fight against drugs in the war-torn country.
Iran has always called the western powers' military buildup in the regional countries as the root cause of the current security crisis in the region, and asked the regional states not to pay the costs of the world powers' economic meltdown by purchasing their arms and military equipment.
Iran has also urged for a regional approach towards the settlement of problems in the region, and called for the withdrawal of the alien forces from the regional states.
Late in May, UN Secretary General's Special Envoy to Afghanistan Staffan de Mistura acknowledged increased drug production in Afghanistan, and praised Iran's activities and efforts in fighting drug plantation, production and trafficking.
While Afghanistan produced only 185 tons of opium per year under the Taliban, according to the UN statistics, since the US-led invasion, drug production has surged to 3,400 tons annually. In 2007, the opium trade reached an estimated all-time production high of 8,200 tons.
Afghan and Western officials blame Washington and NATO for the change, saying that allies have "overlooked" the drug problem since invading the country 10 years ago.
