Iran main entry route for militants: Afghan paper

KABUL-Iran has become the main transit route for militants trying to join insurgents in Afghanistan, an Afghan government daily said on Sunday.Some Western nations with troops in Afghanistan have said that Iranian weapons destined for the Taliban have been seized in Afghanistan, although they are unsure whether Tehran knew about the shipments.The Shii'te Islamic Republic, which is facing growing international pressure over its nuclear program, has denied funding or arming the radical Sunni Taliban in Afghanistan. The daily Anis said three foreign militants, two from the Middle East and one from Turkey, were captured during a recent operation in Afghanistan and investigations of the three showed they had come via Iran.It said Iran had become a "tunnel for terrorists" to Waziristan, the tribal region of Pakistan, where the militants have sanctuaries and from where they enter Afghanistan to attack foreign and Afghan forces."The people of Afghanistan can't remain silent against such Iranian behaviors since this country sends those individuals to Afghanistan who kill and murder Afghans," Anis said.The government daily in its editorial also said Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the former key backers of the Taliban, had not taken serious steps to curb their nationals joining the Taliban or al Qaeda.It said the Afghan government should act.

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