KABUL – The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, Robert Bass, told the BBC thismonth that Iran was providing logistical support to the Taliban, anaccusation rejected by Tehran.
Iran has always denied interfering in Afghanistan but Afghan officials sayit has multiple interests as well as its general hostility to the UnitedStates.
They say it fears dams in Farah could slow the flow of water into Iran andhas suspicions about a planned Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India(TAPI) gas pipeline.
“There is only one reason behind this: Iran’s interference which providesthe insurgents weapons and tries to hamper the TAPI project,” saidprovincial council member Dadullah Qaneh.