US against lasting peace in Afghanistan: Official
The former Chairman of the Foreign Policy and National Security Commission of the Iran's Parliament says the US has been creating obstacles in achieving sustainable security and comprehensive peace in Afghanistan.
The United States does not want lasting security and comprehensive peace in Afghanistan and is fomenting discord among different Afghan groups," Alaeddin Boroujerdi told Iran Press on Monday.
Speaking on the sidelines of a webinar on "Afghanistan, Peace and Sustainable Security," he stated: "Iran's advice to Afghanistan is to know that the United States is considered the enemy of both of the countries."
Having committed various crimes in Afghanistan, Washington caused economic backwardness in Afghanistan in the past 20 years, Boroujerdi noted.
"Afghanistan needs peace more than anything, and peace can only be achieved at the negotiating table," the former chairman of the Foreign Policy and National Security Commission of the Iranian Parliament concluded.
The webinar entitled "Afghanistan, Peace and Sustainable Security" was held by the World Assembly of Islamic Awakening in the presence of various Afghan and international groups and parties influential in the Afghan peace process.