US President George W Bush said during his first visit to Afghanistan Wednesday that Iran must not be allowed to develop nuclear weapons.

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"Iran must not have a nuclear weapon," Bush said during a joint press conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul.

"The most destabilising thing that can happen in this region and in the world is for Iran to develop a nuclear weapon, so the world is speaking with one voice," the US leader added.