Iran expresses support for Afghan president peace plan

AVA- Top diplomats from Russia, the United States and the European Union united Wednesday in support for the Afghan president's efforts to stabilize his war-battered nation, saying progress has been made but more is needed, especially in areas of security, anti-corruption and the push to launch peace talks with the Taliban, the US based State newspaper said.

The statements came at a UN-backed conference in Geneva.

The Geneva meeting aims to take stock of the Afghan government's use of billions of dollars in foreign aid for education, health care, humanitarian support and needs since 2016.

Zarif said he was concerned about the drug trade across the region's borders and said the 'presence of foreign military forces has never brought stability to our region and has historically provided a recruiting ground for extremists'. 

'All of us need to facilitate the inter-Afghan dialogue,' he said.