"If today the foreigners desert Afghanistan... then it will be seen for
how many days the national army of Mr. Karzai will resist?...Nothing will remain stable even for a week."
- Mohammad Qasim Fahim, June 3 (Reuters)
''There have been indications over the past few months of weapons
coming in from Iran. We do not have any information about whether the government of Iran
is supporting this, is behind it, or whether it's smuggling...But there clearly is evidence that some weapons are coming
into Afghanistan destined for the Taliban, but perhaps also for
criminal elements involved in the drug trafficking coming from
Iran."
-U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates
"They don't want to be used by us for our purposes and then not be given any assistance with their challenges...There is a massive potential for us to have a good relationship with Pakistan, but there is a trust issue."
- U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.)
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