Gates points to Iran as source of weapons to Taliban
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US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said &quot;substantial&quot; quantities of Iranian weapons are flowing into Afghanistan and it is difficult to believe the Iranian government is not aware of it.
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Iran is supplying Iraqi insurgents with weapons technology used to kill American troops, a senior U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday, sending another warning to Iran against interfering in Iraq.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates, still frustrated with NATO's commitment in Afghanistan, will press allies in meetings this week to provide significantly more trainers for the Afghan National Army and police.
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Iranian arms are entering Afghanistan and reaching Taliban insurgents in such quality and quantity that the Tehran government must know about it, the U.S. ambassador to Kabul said on Tuesday.
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Despite a rise in insurgent violence this spring, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday he is convinced that American and NATO forces are making steady progress against the Taliban.
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Officials of the U.S.-led coalition on Sunday showed what they said were examples of Iranian weapons used to kill 170 of their soldiers and implicated high-level Iranian involvement in training Iraqi militants.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates  made a direct appeal to Europeans on Sunday to support the war  in Afghanistan, warning that violence and terrorism could surge  worldwide if NATO was defeated there.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell says Iran may be seeking to adapt its missiles to carry nuclear warheads.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Monday the United States has no evidence Iran's government is behind a flow of weapons from Iran to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan.
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Iran gives political and material support to President Hamid Karzai's Western-backed government, but it also may be aiding the Taliban as a way of hedging its bets in neighboring Afghanistan, NATO's top general here said Monday.
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Serial numbers and markings on explosives used in Iraq provide "pretty good" evidence that Iran is providing either weapons or technology for militants there, Defense Secretary Robert Gates asserted Friday.
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A senior American commander overseeing efforts to capture Taliban and al-Qaida remnants in Afghanistan said Monday his mission could be harmed by any instability in neighboring Iran.
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A senior U.S. diplomat accused Iran on Tuesday of transferring weapons to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan &#151; the most direct comments yet on the issue by a ranking American official.
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A shipment of hi-tech roadside bombs intercepted in Afghanistan originated in Iran, the commander of NATO-led troops said on Thursday, adding it was hard to believe Tehran's military did not know about the arms.
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Iran has access to evidence of U.S. support for terrorist groups in the Middle East, a senior Iranian official was quoted as saying on Sunday.
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Iran is arming the Taliban in Afghanistan, U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns said on Tuesday, accusing Tehran of fuelling insurrection around the Middle East and misjudging the international mood.
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US Defence Secretary Robert Gates will visit Pakistan early next week for talks with President Pervez Musharraf on the threat from Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, official sources said.