20 October 2016•Update: 20 October 2016
By Fatih Hafız Mehmet
ANKARA
Afghan Parliament Speaker Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi told Anadolu Agency on Thursday the Taliban terror group’s roots lay outside the country.
Speaking during a visit to Ankara, Ibrahimi said finding a peaceful solution would be very difficult unless the Taliban’s networks outside Afghanistan were removed.
"There are terrorist groups from Tajikistan, from Uzbekistan, from Kashmir, from Pakistan, from Arab countries and from other regions. They come and they join efforts [that] help the Taliban to destabilize Afghanistan," said Ibrahimi.
He also warned those states "supporting this war definitely also will suffer".
“Their homes will also be burned because of the flame of this war. I hope that they will realize that a peaceful, stable Afghanistan is to the benefit of all," he added.
Ibrahimi accused some countries of regarding damage to Afghanistan's security as a foreign-policy tool.
The parliament speaker added his country sought sincere cooperation from its neighbors, regional powers and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in solving the terror problem.
July 15 coup plot
Ibrahimi congratulated President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Turkish Parliament Speaker Ismail Kahraman in foiling the July 15 coup attempt.
He said the defeat of the coup showed two things: strong support for Erdogan and the Turkish people's maturity about protecting their democracy and constitution.
Turkey blames the Fetullah Terrorist Organization, or FETO, for the July 15 plot.
At least 241 people were martyred and nearly 2,200 injured in the failed coup which the government said was organized by followers of Fetullah Gulen, the FETO leader who lives in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania.
Gulen is accused of leading a long-running campaign to overthrow the Turkish government through the infiltration of state institutions, particularly the military, police and judiciary, forming what is commonly known as the parallel state.
