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KABUL- Canadian Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Chris Alexander, who was in Afghanistan to participate in the inauguration ceremony of the country's new president-elect, has asked Pakistan to stop supporting insurgency, stating that there were no doubts of Pakistan being a terrorist safe-haven.

"Today, Canada and most of the countries around the world know why there is still insecurity and instability in Afghanistan," Alexander said in an interview with Afghan TV. "Taliban are trained in Pakistan's Balochistan, Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and some parts of Karachi," he blamed.

He stressed that "it is not acceptable for people, non-governmental organizations or government organizations to support terrorist groups like the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Canada has put Taliban in the black list of terrorists and it is known to all that training centers and weapons were provided for the terrorists in Quetta, Miramshah and other parts of the country," he further blamed.

Alexander expressed optimism about the National Unity Government and the partnership between President-elect Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai and Chief Executive to-be Abdullah Abdullah, pledging Canada's support for the new government.

"I worked closely with both when I was in Kabul during that time, Abdullah was the foreign minister and Ghani was the minister of finance. I want to discuss with each of them their priorities, foreign policy and approaches to the challenges in the region," he said, emphasizing that Canada will continue its support to Afghanistan and provide the country with an annual $90 million aid.