Agence France Press reported: Iran was accused of supplying weapons to the Taliban on Saturday after security forces found dozens of Iranian-made mines in a rebel cache in western Afghanistan.

Afghan police and intelligence agents raided a Taliban compound in Farah province on Thursday and discovered 130 mines, 60 of which were made in Iran, Farah governor Mohyiddin Balouch told AFP.

When asked who could be behind the supply of weapons he replied: “It is the Iran government.” He added: “We have intelligence reports that these mines had recently entered Farah from Iran.”

He said: “We know that there is a government in Iran which has controls over the borders. Without the knowledge of the Iranian government it is difficult to send weapons out.”