Afghan minister urges new war on terror

UNITED NATIONS - Afghanistan's foreign minister warned the US, NATO and other allies that if they want to win the war on terrorism, they must look beyond Afghan villages and adopt a strategy that will decisively dismantle terror organizations and networks.

Zalmai Rassoul told the annual ministerial meeting of the UN General Assembly that these groups are expanding their operations and attacks in the region.

He said that as long as some government and non-government "actors" - which he didn't identify - provide al-Qaida and its affiliates with sanctuary, arms and financing they will remain "formidable and murderous adversaries".