KABUL, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta on Sunday stressed "Afghanization" in security field in his war-torn and militancy-plagued country.

    "As a measure to assume a great responsibility in addressing our security challenges, we have put Afghanization in the security sector among our top priorities," said the minister when giving opening remarks for the two-day OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) conference held here.

    The minister called upon international community to help Afghan government boost the capacity of its security forces.

    Spanta noted that "international partners should redouble efforts to increase the operational capacity of our security forces by accelerating the training and equipping of Afghan National Army and police."

    "Investing in Afghanistan's security sector is a long-term and sustainable solution for maintaining democracy and confronting terrorism here," he added.

    The Afghan top diplomat made these remarks amid constant increase in Taliban-led insurgency in his war-battered country where so far this year more than 5,000 people have been killed despite around 70,000 NATO and the U.S.-led Coalition forces have been deployed here.

    Afghan Defense Ministry has noted more than once in the past that strengthening Afghan security forces would enhance the capacity of national troops and at the same time reduce the burden of international troops serving in the war-ravaged country.

    Meanwhile, Spanta, whose country is facing spiralling militancy, described terrorism as a big threat to the whole region and globe and called on international troops to destroy the sanctuaries of the menace.

    "Extremist circles in the region not only mainly focused on destabilizing Afghanistan. However, now terrorist violence is directed within the territory of Pakistan," he further said. "In order to achieve success in fighting terrorism, we must eliminate safe havens where train, harbour and equip terrorists."

    Moreover, Spanta described narcotics as another threat for Afghanistan and the whole world and called for enhanced global efforts to fight against it.

    OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut in a short chat with newsmen attached great importance to Afghanistan, saying "we give clear message that any thing happens in Afghanistan that would affect all OSCE members."

    The two-day conference, aimed at enhancing regional cooperation against terror and drug to help stabilize security in Afghanistan and the region would be concluded on Nov. 10.

    Established in 1994, OSCE currently has 56 members and Afghanistan joined it in 2003 as partner and this is the first time for the post-Taliban country to host OSCE conference during which war on narcotics, enhancing border security measures and accelerating reconstruction process would come under discussion.