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| Insurgents Receive Support from Iran: Isaf |
| 2011-03-08 |
| [Tolo News] There is evidence that Death Eaters in Afghanistan were supported from Iran, a senior foreign official said on Monday. Isaf Spokesperson Gen. Josef Blotz highlighted that the supports from Iran are "in terms of weapons", but added that it is not the same as to put the Iranian government behind it. Rocket attack from within Pakistain on Afghanistan is a matter of concern, Blotz said. He described Pak missile attacks as a "real problem". Senior Afghan military officials have said a district in eastern Afghanistan had repeatedly come under rocket attacks from Pakistain in the past 20 days. No casualties were reported, but an Afghan official said more than 580 families were displaced by the attacks. "Rocket attack from within Pakistain against targets in Afghanistan actually is a concern. It is really a problem. We have seen quite a number of these incidents," Blotz said. "Isaf's mandate is clearly limited to Afghanistan, so we cannot go after these attacks directly inside Pakistain. This is very obvious, but we do have mechanisms and ways to go in order to address this issue," he further said. |
| Posted by:Fred |