Meddling Revealed

" Afghanistan is in many ways still stuck in the -- century so you might wonder where does the Taliban get all those high tech weapons that he uses to kill our soldiers. Well guess what an old flow of the US. There's troubling evidence that Iran's elite revolutionary guards are providing the Taliban with training and weapons including rockets explosives. And bombs designed to penetrate US armor. Our Jennifer Griffin's been looking into this she's live at the Pentagon you have some new information that proves Iranian involvement in Afghanistan."

" That's right we've obtained some declassified. Testimony made by admiral Dennis Blair he's the Director of National Intelligence. To the Senate select intelligence committee back in February. Here's what he said quote. Iran is covertly supplying arms to Afghan insurgents while publicly posing as supportive of the Afghan government. Shipments typically includes small arms mines rocket propelled grenades. Rockets mortars and plastic explosives this -- on to what we. We reported just a couple weeks ago John. That in fact did US forces in Afghanistan had identified some Iranian weapons out and her rot they found a stash of weapons there that they traced back to program."

" Well I know general look Kristol who's in charge of the Afghan war for the United States he has taken a look at this issue what does he say."

" Well he's saying in his latest assessment which was leaked this weekend. He's saying that Iran's involvement in Afghanistan is somewhat ambiguous and that. It may not pose a short term -- but it could pose a long term threat here's what he said in his assessment quote. Uranium could -- the revolutionary guards is reportedly training fighters for certain Taliban groups. And providing other forms of military assistance to insurgents the -- current policies and actions do not pose a short term threat to the mission. But Iran has the capability to threaten the mission in the future so again a warning that Iran is playing a spoiler -- out there. But its -- is somewhat ambiguous at this point in time according to Tacoma crystal and Jennifer Griffin people now want --"