New Delhi, July 27 - Visiting Afghanistan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta Monday rubbished Islamabad's allegation that India was backing the Balochistan insurgency in Pakistan.

'This is not a new claim by Pakistan,' he said, adding: 'But we need to have closer relation against international terrorism in our region.'

Spanta said this during his talks with Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna here.

'Afghanistan never allowed other countries' interference in domestic issue of Pakistan and India has never used Afghan territory against Pakistan. This is only an empty claim,' Spanta said.

Spanta was reacting to the tabling of a statement in the Pakistan Senate last week by Interior Minister Rehman Malik, suggesting that Islamabad has enough proof that India and Afghanistan are involved in the ongoing unrest in Balochistan.

Krishna held talks with his Afghan counterpart on a wide range of bilateral issues that revolved around security for the coming elections in Afghanistan.