KABUL: Afghanistan opposes US use of its territory for launching a possible attack against neighboring Iran, President Hamid Karzai said in an interview broadcast yesterday.
Iran has threatened to target Israel and US interests in the region in the event of an attack against the Islamic Republic.
Karzai said his government, which came to power after American forces overthrew the Taleban in 2001, had always tried to “keep the balance between the powers.”
“We are attentive to the dangers,” Karzai told Radio Liberty when asked about the possible repercussions of a conflict between Iran and the United States.
“Afghanistan should not become the battleground of differences of any country,” he said. “Afghanistan does not want its soil to be used against any country and Afghanistan wants to be a friend of Iran as a neighbor which shares the same language and religion.”
Karzai said his government had facilitated talks between Tehran and Washington, and had also served as a messenger between both in the past.
