Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- Ali Larijani, speaker of the Iranian Majlis, at a meeting during his recent visit to Tajikistan, scathingly condemned NATO presence in Afghanistan.

Over 10 years of NATO presence the menace of terror and drug spread has not been removed but increased in Afghanistan, he said.

He noted NATO soldiers in Afghanistan colluded with terrorists and drug smugglers for material gains and were involved in carrying of drugs to other countries.