Afghanistan denies Iran arming its Taliban enemies

Yesterday, a State Department spokesperson said we had irrefutable proof (which he did not offer to show us) that Iran is shipping weapons to the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Today, the Defense Minister of Afghanistan (that's the guys on our side) refuted the claim:

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Afghanistan's defense minister on Thursday dismissed claims by a top U.S. State Department official that there was "irrefutable evidence" that the Iranian government was providing arms to Taliban rebels.

"Actually, throughout, we have had good relations with Iran and we believe that the security and stability of Afghanistan are also in the interests of Iran," Abdul Rahim Wardak told The Associated Press.

Just think for a moment about who has the bigger axe to grind on this one, and then make a choice as to who to believe. I'm going with the Afghan.