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U.S. Sees Iran's Hand Behind Unrest

April 06 2012

Afghanistan

American officials say Iranian agents have been operating inside Afghanistan encouraging violence, reports the New York Times.

For example, said officials, just hours after it was made public that the U.S. military accidentally burned Korans at a base in Kabul, Tehran ordered its operatives to instigate violent protests.

The Iranian Embassy in Kabul has "a very active" program of anti-American provocation, one official said. The most visible rioting occurred in Herat...

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