[originaltext] A delegation of European lawmakers visiting Afghanistan said t

A delegation of European lawmakers visiting Afghanistan said they were optimistic about upcoming parliamentary polls, but urged the inter national community to do more for the shattered country’s security.
   "The international community do have In do more for the stability of this country. It’s very important that you have country-wide a police force which has the confidence of the people," German parliamentarian Elmer
Brok  told reporters in Kabul on Saturday.
   "With police and a functional judiciary system, you can have a positive long term development. Only if we have this feeling of security you can get investment from inside and outside Afghanistan."
   But Brok added that he thought the county’s first post Taliban par liamentary polls, to be held in September, would he "free and fair".
   "It’s a crucial step and I think it will be a success," he said.
   Parliamentarians also spoke out against narcotics production in Afghanistan, the world’s largest producer of opium. British parliamentarian Nirj Deva linked the fight against terrorism to combating the drug trade, which he said finances terrorist activities.
   "The fight against terrorism also means the fight against drugs," he said.
   Fighters from the ousted Taliban regime have stepped up attacks in the south and east of Afghanistan in recent months ahead of landmark parliamentary elections.
   More than 600 people—mostly militants,  but also civilians and around 50 American soldiers—have died in the violence since tike begin ning of this year.