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Russia, allies decry Afghan instability

By Vladimir Radyuhin

MOSCOW NOV. 21. The U.S.-led anti-terror campaign in Afghanistan has failed to restore stability, defuse tension and rebuild the economy in that country, said members of the post-Soviet defence pact.

While taking note of "certain successes" of the transitional administration in Afghanistan in building statehood and fighting extremists, the member-states of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) said, "Over the past two years, little progress has been achieved in stabilising the situation, reducing the level of internal tension and rehabilitating the economy" of Afghanistan. A statement on the situation in Afghanistan issued on Thursday by the Foreign Ministers of CSTO defence pact, which comprises Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Armenia and Belarus, voiced "special concern" over the growing threat of drug trafficking from Afghanistan.

They also voiced concern over continuing activity of extremists on its territory.

The CSTO Foreign Ministers, who met in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek, urged redoubling of efforts, not only to uproot terrorism in Afghanistan, but also to eliminate its social base and rebuild the economy.

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