Afghan spy chief urges Pakistan action on enemies

KABUL, Aug 17 (Reuters) Pakistan is the main source of Afghanistan's insecurity, the country's intelligence chief said today, adding that there could be no peace here if the war against Islamic militants was not shifted to include Pakistan.

In the strongest comments by an Afghan official yet, director-general of intelligence Amruallah Saleh said enemy training sites and organisational and financial resources all lay inside Pakistan.

''Pakistan has not given up its interference and aggression,'' Saleh told parliament's lower house, which is considering his renomination as intelligence chief.

Saleh conceded there were shortcomings in the Afghan government, but said the source of insecurity lay on the other side of the Durand Line dividing Afghanistan from Pakistan.

''As long as the war against terrorism is not extended openly and seriously from Afghanistan, we cannot restore full security in our country,'' he said.

''The enemy's organisation set-up, the enemy's financial resources, the enemy's training sites and all it has, lie on the other side of the Durand Line where our arms can't reach.'' MORE REUTERS PB ND1648