Afghanistan's Karzai Downplays Iranian-Taliban Link

[AnOhioan]

Source: Bloomberg

June 4 (Bloomberg) -- Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai said that relations between his country and Iran have never been better and downplayed suggestions that the government in Tehran is aiding the Islamist Taliban movement.

U.S. military commanders recently have said weapons of Iranian origin are turning up in Afghanistan. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who attended a joint news conference with Karzai in Kabul today, repeated that accusation, while saying it wasn't clear whether the Iranian government was responsible.

Afghanistan doesn't have ``any such evidence so far of involvement of the Iranian government'' in supplying the Taliban, who are waging a military campaign against Karzai's government, the Afghan leader said.

``We have a very good relationship with the Iran government. Iran and Afghanistan have never been as friendly as they are today,'' Karzai added


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[Miss Chybil]

1. The Terrorists Are in the White House!

There is no-one on the face of this earth spreading more fear than the Bush Administration! They are terrorizing the American people and the world! It's CRIMINAL!!!!!

[eridani]

2. Of course! Iranian Shi'ites have just GOT to be backing the Sunni Talliban

It's such an obvious alliance. :sarcasm: