Afghan Government Denies Sheltering Foreign Terrorists

The embattled government of Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani said Thursday that it is not sheltering any foreign terrorists in areas under its control.

Official Kabul Radio quoted a Foreign Ministry statement as saying the Islamic government had never allowed its soil to be used by terrorists. However, factions opposing Rabbani’s government control most of the country.

The statement followed a four-part series in the Los Angeles Times this week that said more than 12,000 foreign Muslims had learned combat and sabotage techniques at camps inside Afghanistan and in the lawless tribal areas along the Afghan-Pakistan border.