German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer (L) and Afghan President Hamid Karzai give a press conference 03 October 2004 in Berlin, after bilateral talks. Hamid Karzai he was convinced that his administration would emerge with more legitimacy from a historic presidential election next weekend. (Photo: Xinhua/AFP)

Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) smiles as he receives from President of the German Federation of Industries Michael Rogowski the Quadriga Award during a ceremony in Berlin 03 October.

    BERLIN, Oct. 3 (Xinhuanet) -- German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer said Sunday that his country would expand the scope of assistance to Afghanistan.

    After his meeting here with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Fischer said that the re-emergence of terrorist activities in Afghanistan must be fought with all efforts.

    Germany will help the Afghan government in training police, securing borders and cracking down on drug smugglers, Fischer said.

    More than 2,000 German soldiers are deployed in Kabul and two other Afghan cities, making up for a third of the international peace-keeping force in the country.

    Karzai expressed his appreciation for the peace-keeping effortsof German soldiers and financial support from the German government.

    The Afghan president came here to receive the "Quadriga Prize,"which is given by the German Workplace Society for outstanding personnel worldwide. Enditem