Why are the anti-mine groups ignoring this? Are mines made by non-Western powers fine? What would happen if the US started deploying mines along the smuggling routes?
AKI - Adnkronos international Afghanistan: Army discovers Iranian mines on road from Kabul: "Mines produced in Iran have been discovered and seized by Afghani armed forces along the road between the capital, Kabul, and the eastern city of Jalalabad.
'These mines are the latest technology and considered very dangerous,' said a spokesman from the organisation for Afghani national security.
It is not the first time that Iran has been accused of sending arms to Taliban guerillas who are fighting the government of Hamed Karzai.
Recently the head of the Canadian troops stationed in Afghanistan accused Tehran of collaborating with militants linked to the Taliban leader, Mullah Omar.
Before him, the US defence secretary, Robert Gates, spoke of Tehran's involvement in Afghanistan.
The Iranian consul in Herat has rejected any suggestion of relations between his government and Afghani Taliban leaders."
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