President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, said on Friday he is not blaming the Pakistan government for the spurt in violence in his country but is seeking Pakistan's help to curb it as terrorist activities from across the border have increased.

Karzai added that Afghanistan is affected by terrorism and violence against its people, school children, and clergy and against those who have come to rebuild the country. He said, "Definitely, violence related to cross-border terrorism seemed to have increased. That is why we are seeking more cooperation from Pakistan."

Karzai said that security for Afghanistan not only means security for the region but it means security for the world. "When Afghanistan suffered, not only the region but the whole world suffered. We have had good discussions on this (terrorism) with both US President George Bush and President Pervez Musharraf so that the situation can be handled better," Karzai said.

The Afghanistan President was addressing a press conference after a one-and-half meeting with Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh. Karzai is in India to attend the Regional Economic Reconstruction conference, to be inaugurated by the Prime Minister on Saturday.

Karzai said that India and Afghanistan share a long history and India, along with few other countries, stood by during Afghanistan's worst time.

Singh said that they had discussions on all aspects of bilateral relations between the two countries, including the security situation. "I have expressed the concern we in India feel about the increased activities of terrorist groups in Afghanistan. Naturally, we are ready to assist Afghanistan in whatever manner we can," the Prime Minister told the press conference.

Singh said that India is looking forward to Afghanistan's participation, for the first time, in the next SAARC meeting. "We feel greatly honoured that Afghanistan's first summit as a member of SAARC will be hosted by India, Singh said.