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Thursday, February 01, 2007 03:36 [IST] PTI |
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Kabul:Sharing Afghanistan'sconcerns over escalation of violence in the country, India has said the Afghan securityscene should be accurately projected to the international community so that itcan adopt effective measures against cross-border terrorism.
India's Ambassador toAfghanistan Rakesh Sood conveyed New Delhi'sconcerns over the situation in Afghanistanin Bonn on Tuesday at the political directorsmeeting for the Joint Coordination Monitoring Board (JCMB), an internationalbody tasked with overseeing a five year reconstruction plan for Afghanistan.
"An accurate representation of the Afghan security scene in JCMB reportswill enable the international community to adopt effective policies andmeasures against cross-border terrorism, which is having a destabilsinginfluence in Afghanistanand the region," the Ambassador said.
"Indiafully shared the concerns expressed by the Afghan government over theescalation of violence in recent months due to revival of Taliban, Al-Qaeda andother extremist groups, the existence of cross-border safe havens for thesegroups, and growing incidents of suicide bombings and IEDs," he said.
The JCMB comprises essentially of countries and organizations providing thehighest levels of assistance for the reconstruction of Afghanistan, that was created ayear ago under what has come to be known as the London Compact.
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