Russia actively contributes to stabilization in Afghanistan, war on terrorism and drug trafficking and implementing socio-economic tasks, Rossiyskya gazeta quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as saying.
"We help this country to train military and civilian personnel," Lavrov said. "We pay special attention to the realization of program to educate policemen serving in anti-terror agencies."
The situation in Afghanistan is complicated by the actions of the radical Taliban which struggles to evict foreign forces from Afghanistan and to establish Islamic state in Pakistan. Drug trafficking is one of the major source of income for Talibs. Afghanistan accounts for 91 percent of opium production.
Taliban's presence covered 54 percent of Afghani territory in 2007 according to the London-based Senlis Council analytical center. Greater part of Talibs is based in Pakistan in the zone of "independent tribes" in the North-West Frontier Province and Afghanistan.
Russia has a key role in situation in Afghanistan, he said. "We maintain close ties with Afghanistan and our international partners both in bilateral and multilateral format," he said.
Russia can help Afghanistan only within civilian framework. Russian Foreign Ministry says it will not send contingent of the Russian Armed Forces to Afghanistan.
