Afghanistan's president is urging Pakistan to close extremist schools and seeking support from US President George W Bush in a campaign against "places that teach terror"."There will not be an end to terrorism unless we remove the sources of hatred in madrassas and the training grounds," Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Monday. The Afghan leader distinguished between madrassas, or schools, that teach extremism to young people and those that provide education in Islam. "We need preachers in our religion," he said. Karzai said, "There will not be an end to terrorism unless we remove the sources of hatred in madrassas and the training grounds".
Karzai said he had no objection to madrassas that teach Islam to young people. But he said it was up to President Musharraf to deal with the problem of teaching hatred to young children. "Those places have to be closed down," he said. While it is Pakistan's job, the United States could provide some financial help to get it done, Karzai said.