The US ambassador questioned Wednesday Iranian policy towards Afghanistan, also saying there was no doubt insurgents here had received weapons from Iran, reported French news agency AFP from Kabul on Jan. 30.

William Wood, addressing Afghan MPs and diplomats, described the relationship between Afghanistan and its western neighbour as complicated.

“It is not clear to me what Iran’s policy towards Afghanistan is.

“There are from time to time difficulties and certainly there is no question that elements of insurgency have received weapons from Iran,” he said.

U.S. and British officials have made similar allegations although some have said it is not clear if Tehran is directly involved in arming insurgents.

Wood also cast doubt over Iran’s financial assistance to post-Taliban Afghanistan.

“Iran is providing assistance to Afghanistan: whether that is meant to assist Afghanistan or influence Afghanistan, I leave that to you,” he said.