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Friday, 19 October 2007 |
 KABUL (Reuters) - 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.
General Dan McNeill said the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) had scored tactical successes against Taliban rebels in the last year, but more needed to be done to bring security, development and good governance to Afghanistan.
Weapons from neighboring countries only exacerbated the problems of achieving those goals, the U.S. general added.
ISAF, McNeill said, "intercepted a weapons convoy on September 5 in the
western part of this country. This weapons convoy clearly
geographically originated from Iran. This convoy contained a number of
advanced technology improvised explosive devices.
"It is difficult for me to conceive that this convoy could have
originated in Iran and come to Afghanistan without at least the
knowledge of the Iranian military," McNeill told a news conference.
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