Kamal Kharazi made the remarks in a meeting with former president of Afghanistan Hamed Karzai on Tuesday in Tehran, underlining that US stabilized its presence in the country under the pretext of fighting Taliban.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe proof is that international aids in Afghanistan are used up by the invaders, not in development plans of the country; this indicates that US is just following its strategic interests in Afghanistan and doesn\u2019t care its freedom,\u201d Kharazi said.<\/p>\n
Noting the interventionist policy of US in Afghanistan, former Iranian FM regretted that foreign meddling is a major problem in Afghanistan \u201cwhich is currently framing under ISIL.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom strategic point of view, US has no intention of confronting terrorism as the experience in Iraq and Syria suggests; US never fight terrorists in Iraq and Syria seriously and it was Iran and Russia who helped the countries to shift the conditions,\u201d he reaffirmed, adding \u201cthis has affected US strategic plans in the region and this is why US is against Iran and its influence in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is the possibility that Syria experience just what happened to Afghanistan; US makes use of terrorist groups as leverage and for example if the political transition doesn\u2019t proceed in the right direction, al-Nusra and ISIL would turn into leverages against the national government,\u201d Kharazi warned.<\/p>\n
He put emphasis on need of consultation and negotiation in Afghanistan, asserting that Islamic Republic has always supported Afghanistan, as its security is Iran\u2019s.<\/p>\n
Hamed Karzai, for his part, noted the current condition of Afghanistan and the presence of US in the country; \u201cUS is either defeated or not; I believe it is not and this means more strategic and greater frame could be considered for American plans in the region; we have to cooperate in the regional level to find a solution for a stable Afghanistan.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to strengthen Afghanistan\u2019s national sovereignty and take into consideration why US is still in the country; the decision by Afghan nation and its will, whatever it be, should be respected by all, even US,\u201d Karzai concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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