16 September 2008

"It's a very dangerous game..."

"...for Iran, a Shia state, to be supplying Sunni extremists, like the Taleban."

Obviously though, as evidenced by their continued defiance on the nuclear fuel issue... dangerous games are still Iran's favourite hobby.
Among the Taleban, Iranian-made weapons are greatly sought after in the fight against the government of Hamid Karzai and the Nato and US-led forces deployed to support him.

They are considered to be reliable and particularly destructive. For example, an Iranian-made Kalashnikov rifle can be adapted to fire grenades. It costs $200-$300 more than one made in Pakistan, Russia or China.

Iranian-made weapons, one commander told me, had really improved the Taleban's ability to attack the American military deployed in his area. "There's a kind of mine called Dragon. Iran is sending it, we have got it," the Taleban commander said.
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