<p>HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Tens of residents and civil <a href="/en/society" class="glossify-link">society</a> and expressed their concerns.</p>
<p>They claimed Iran and <a href="/en/pakistan" class="glossify-link">Pakistan</a> directly supported anti-government forces and the two countries had been involved in the destabilisation of Afghanistan.</p>
<p>Mohammad Ismael, one of the rally participants, told Pajhwok Afghan News: “Not only to the neighbouring countries, but to all countries I want to declare that Afghanistan will never be the ground of their intelligence warfare.”</p>
<p>Ghulam Hussain, another participant of the rally, said: “We have gathered here to register our complaint to the neighbouring countries regarding their interferences. It is enough; we are tired of your interventions.”</p>
<p>Mujib Rahman Usmani, a religious scholar, said: “We suffer the most from our neighbours. We the religious scholars of this land should spread awareness among people and encourage them to stand against the enemy.”</p>
<p>Civil society activists also complained against the interference of neighbouring countries in the internal affairs of Afghanistan and asked them to cooperate in peace process instead of supporting the conflict.</p>
<p>Feroz Ahmadi, a civil society activist strongly criticised the interference of nighbouring countries in the internal matters of Afghanistan and added: “We ask the neighbouring counties to stop their interference in the internal affairs of Afghanistan.”</p>
<p>Iran’s diplomatic mission in Herat City did not comment about the rally, but Tehran repeatedly rejected interfering in the domestic matters of Afghanistan.</p>
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